Wabun code

Wabun code

Language(s)	Japanese(basic support)
Classification	non-Latin Morsecode forKana
Succeeded by	JIS C 0803 (JIS X 6001), JIS C 6220 (JIS X 0201)

Wabun code(Cùng văn モールス ký hiệu,wabun mōrusu fugō,Japanese text in Morse code)is a form ofMorse codeused to sendJapanese languageinkanacharacters.UnlikeInternational Morse Code,which represents letters of theLatin script,in Wabun each symbol represents a Japanesekana.For this reason,Wabun codeis also sometimes calledKana code.

When Wabun code is intermixed with International Morse code, theprosignDO(▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄) is used to announce the beginning of Wabun, and the prosignSN(▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄) is used to announce the return to International Code.

Chart

Kana inIrohaorder.

Mora	Code	In Latin		Mora	Code	In Latin		Mora	Code	In Latin		Mora	Code	In Latin
い i	▄ ▄▄▄	A		わ wa	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	K		ゐ wi	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	Ł		さ sa	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄
ろ ro	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	Ä		か ka	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	L		の no	▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	Ü		き ki	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	Ç
は ha	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	B		よ yo	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	M		お o	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	&		ゆ yu	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
に ni	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	C		た ta	▄▄▄ ▄	N		く ku	▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	V		め me	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	=
ほ ho	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	D		れ re	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	O		や ya	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	W		み mi	▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄
へ he	▄	E		そ so	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	Ö		ま ma	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	X		し shi	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	Ĝ
と to	▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	É		つ tsu	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	P		け ke	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	Y		ゑ we	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	Þ
ち chi	▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	F		ね ne	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	Q		ふ fu	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	Z		ひ hi	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	Ż
り ri	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	G		な na	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	R		こ ko	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	Š		も mo	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	/
ぬ nu	▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	H		ら ra	▄ ▄ ▄	S		え e	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄			せ se	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	Ĵ
る ru	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	(		む mu	▄▄▄	T		て te	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄			す su	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄
を wo	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	J		う u	▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	U		あ a	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	Ñ		ん n	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	+

Punctuation	Code	In Latin
Dakuten◌゛	▄ ▄	I
Handakuten◌゜	▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	Ð
Chōonpuー	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	Å
Comma,	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	.
Full stop.	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄
Left parenthesis (	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	)
Right parenthesis )	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	"

Expanded chart

Katakana syllabograms

	Monographs (gojūon)					Digraphs (yōon)
	a	i	u	e	o	ya	yu	yo
∅	ア a ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	イ i ▄ ▄▄▄	ウ u ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	エ e ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	オ o ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
K	カ ka ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	キ ki ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	ク ku ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	ケ ke ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	コ ko ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	キャ kya ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	キュ kyu ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	キョ kyo ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
S	サ sa ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	シ shi ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ス su ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	セ se ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ソ so ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	シャ sha ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	シュ shu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ショ sho ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
T	タ ta ▄▄▄ ▄	チ chi ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ツ tsu ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	テ te ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ト to ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	チャ cha ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	チュ chu ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	チョ cho ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
N	ナ na ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ニ ni ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ヌ nu ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ネ ne ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	ノ no ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ニャ nya ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ニュ nyu ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ニョ nyo ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
H	ハ ha ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ヒ hi ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	フ fu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	ヘ he ▄	ホ ho ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	ヒャ hya ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ヒュ hyu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ヒョ hyo ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
M	マ ma ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	ミ mi ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	ム mu ▄▄▄	メ me ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	モ mo ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ミャ mya ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ミュ myu ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ミョ myo ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
Y	ヤ ya ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄		ユ yu ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄		ヨ yo ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
R	ラ ra ▄ ▄ ▄	リ ri ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ル ru ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	レ re ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ロ ro ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	リャ rya ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	リュ ryu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	リョ ryo ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
W	ワ wa ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	ヰ (wi) ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄		ヱ (we) ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	ヲ wo ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
*	ン n ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	, Comma ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄		. Full stop ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄		Dakuten◌゛ Diacritic ▄ ▄	Handakuten◌゜ Diacritic ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	Chōonpuー Long Vowel ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄
	Monographs with diacritics (gojūonwithdakuten)					Digraphs with diacritics (yōonwithdakuten)
	a	i	u	e	o	ya	yu	yo
G (K)	ガ ga ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄ ▄	ギ gi ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄ ▄	グ gu ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄	ゲ ge ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄	ゴ go ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄	ギャ gya ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ギュ gyu ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ギョ gyo ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
Z (S)	ザ za ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄	ジ ji ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄	ズ zu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄	ゼ ze ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄	ゾ zo ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄	ジャ ja ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ジュ ju ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ジョ jo ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
D (T)	ダ da ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄	ヂ dji ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄	ヅ dzu ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄	デ de ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄	ド do ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄ ▄	ヂャ dja ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ヂュ dju ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ヂョ djo ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
B (H)	バ ba ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄ ▄	ビ bi ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄	ブ bu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄ ▄	ベ be ▄▄ ▄	ボ bo ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄ ▄	ビャ bya ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ビュ byu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ビョ byo ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
	Monographs with diacritics (gojūonwithhandakuten)					Digraphs with diacritics (yōonwithhandakuten)
	a	i	u	e	o	ya	yu	yo
P (H)	パ pa ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ピ pi ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	プ pu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ペ pe ▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ポ po ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ピャ pya ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ピュ pyu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ピョ pyo ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄

External links

• CW Wabun
• Japanese Code Wabun Morse
• The Silent War Against the Japanese Navy
• Code Breaking in the Pacific
• Katakana Man, The Most Secret of all Allied Operations in World War II in the Pacific