Wabun code

The Wabun code (和文モールス符号, wabun mōrusu fugō, Japanese text in Morse code) is a form of Morse code used to send Japanese language in katakana characters. Unlike International Morse Code, which represents letters of the Latin script, in Wabun each symbol represents a Japanese kana. For this reason, Wabun code is also sometimes called Kana code.

Wabun code
Language(s)Japanese (basic support)
Classificationnon-Latin Morse code for Katakana
Succeeded byJIS C 0803 (JIS X 6001),
JIS C 6220 (JIS X 0201)

When Wabun Code is intermixed with International Morse code, the prosign DO () is used to announce the beginning of Wabun, and the prosign SN () is used to announce the return to International Code.

Chart

MoraCodeMoraCodeMoraCodeMoraCodeMoraCodeMoraCodeMoraCodeMoraCodeMoraCodeMoraCodePunctuationCode
a アka カsa サta タna ナha ハma マya ヤra ラwa ワDakuten ◌゛
i イki キshiシchiチni ニhi ヒmi ミri リ(wi ヰ)Handakuten ◌゜
u ウku クsu スtsuツnu ヌfu フmu ムyu ユru ルn ンLong vowel ◌̄
e エke ケse セte テne ネhe ヘme メre レ(we ヱ)Comma 、
o オko コso ソto トno ノho ホmo モyo ヨro ロwo ヲFull stop 。

Expanded katakana Wabun chart

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