よ

• IPA^(key): [jo̞]

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 与 in the cursive sōsho style.

よ (romaji yo)

1. The hiragana syllable よ (yo). Its equivalent in katakana is ヨ (yo). It is the thirty-eighth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is や行お段 (ya-gyō o-dan, “row ya, section o”).

• (Hiragana) 平仮名; あぁ, いぃ, うぅゔ, えぇ, おぉ, かゕが, きぎ, くぐ, けゖげ, こご, さざ, しじ, すず, せぜ, そぞ, ただ, ちぢ, つっづ, てで, とど, な, に, ぬ, ね, の, はばぱ, ひびぴ, ふぶぷ, へべぺ, ほぼぽ, ま, み, む, め, も, やゃ, ゆゅ, よょ, ら, り, る, れ, ろ, わゎ, ゐ, ゑ, を, ん, ー, ゝ, ゞ, ゟ

よ (rōmaji yo)

1. Indicates certainty, conviction, or emphasis.

   「ポレット先生 (せんせい)はいますか。」「はい、いますよ。」

   “Poretto sensei wa imasu ka.” “Hai, imasu yo.”

   "Is Mr. Pollett here?" "Yes, [I'm certain that] he is here."

   そうじゃないよ！

   Sō ja nai yo!

   It's not like that!

2. (literary, poetic) Used as a vocative particle to address the topic in question: O.

   雨 (あめ)よ雪 (ゆき)に変 (か)わってくれ。

   Ame yo yuki ni kawattekure.

   O Rain! Please change into snow!

   『神 (かみ)よツァーリを護 (まも)り給 (たま)え』

   “Kami yo Tsāri o mamoritamae”

   "God Save the Tsar!"

   「万国 (ばんこく)の労働者 (ろうどうしゃ)よ、団結 (だんけつ)せよ！」

   “Bankoku no rōdōsha yo, danketsu seyo!”

   "Workers of the world, unite!"

• (final particle): (informal) お (o)

よ (rōmaji -yo)

1. 余: over, more than

よ (rōmaji yo)

1. 夜: night, evening
2. 預: deposit, in advance

よ (rōmaji yo)

1. 予, 余: I, me