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Wabun Code
is a form of Morse code used to send Japanese language in kana 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. When Wabun code is intermixed with International Morse code, the prosign () is used to announce the beginning of Wabun, and the prosign () is used to announce the return to International Code. Chart Kana in Iroha The is a Japanese poem. Originally the poem was attributed to the founder of the Shingon Esoteric sect of Buddhism in Japan, Kūkai, but more modern research has found the date of composition to be later in the Heian period (794–1179). Th ... order. Expanded chart References External links CW Wabun [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gojūon
In the Japanese language, the is a traditional system ordering kana characters by their component phonemes, roughly analogous to alphabetical order Alphabetical order is a system whereby character strings are placed in order based on the position of the characters in the conventional ordering of an alphabet. It is one of the methods of collation. In mathematics, a lexicographical order is t .... The "fifty" (''gojū'') in its name refers to the 5×10 grid in which the characters are displayed. Each kana, which may be a hiragana or katakana character, corresponds to one sound in Japanese. As depicted at the right using hiragana characters, the sequence begins with あ (''a''), い (''i''), う (''u''), え (''e''), お (''o''), then continues with か (''ka''), き (''ki''), く (''ku''), け (''ke''), こ (''ko''), and so on and so forth for a total of ten rows of five columns. Although nominally containing 50 characters, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shi (kana)
し, in hiragana, or シ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both represent the phonemes although for phonological reasons, the actual pronunciation is . The shapes of these kana have origins in the character 之. The katakana form has become increasingly popular as an emoticon in the Western world due to its resemblance to a smiling face. This character may be combined with a dakuten, forming じ in hiragana, ジ in katakana, and ''ji'' in Hepburn romanization; the pronunciation becomes (phonetically or in the middle of words). The dakuten form of this character is used when transliterating "di" occasionally, as opposed to チ's dakuten form, or a de assigned to a small i; for example, ''Aladdin'' is written as アラジン ''Arajin'', and radio is written as ラジオ. In the Ainu language Ainu (, ), or more precisely Hokkaido Ainu, is a language spoken by a few elderly members of the Ainu people on the northern Japanese isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sa (kana)
Sa (hiragana: さ, katakana: サ) is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both represent . The shapes of these kana originate from 左 and 散, respectively. Like き, the hiragana character may be written with or without linking the lower line to the rest of the character. The character may be combined with a dakuten The , colloquially , is a diacritic most often used in the Japanese kana syllabaries to indicate that the consonant of a syllable should be pronounced voiced, for instance, on sounds that have undergone rendaku (sequential voicing). The , co ..., changing it into ざ in hiragana, ザ in katakana, and ''za'' in Hepburn romanization. The pronunciation is also changed, to . Stroke order Other communicative representations * Full Braille representation * Computer encodings References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sa (Kana) Specific kana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko (kana)
こ, in hiragana or コ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. Both represent . The shape of these kana comes from the kanji 己. This character may be supplemented by a dakuten; it becomes ご in hiragana, ゴ in katakana and ''go'' in Hepburn romanization. Also, the pronunciation is affected, transforming into in initial positions and varying between and in the middle of words. A handakuten (゜) does not occur with ''ko'' in normal Japanese text, but it may be used by linguists to indicate a nasal pronunciation . Stroke order Other communicative representations * Full Braille representation * Computer encodings References See also * Koto (kana) Koto (hiragana: , katakana: ヿ) is one of the Japanese kana. It is a polysyllabic kana which represents two morae. Both the hiragana and katakana forms represent . is a combination (ligature) of the hiragana graphs of ko (こ) and to (と), ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Ko (Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ke (kana)
け, in hiragana or ケ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. Both represent . The shape of these kana come from the kanji 計 and 介, respectively. A dakuten may be added to this character; this changes it to げ in hiragana, ゲ in katakana, ''ge'' in Hepburn romanization and the pronunciation shifts to in initial positions and varying between and in the middle of words. A handakuten (゜) does not occur with ''ke'' in normal Japanese text, but it may be used by linguists to indicate a nasal pronunciation . Stroke order Other communicative representations * Full Braille representation * Computer encodings References See also * Small ke The small ''ke'' () is a Japanese character, typographically a small form of the katakana character ''ke''. While identical in shape to a small , is actually an abbreviation for the kanji , specifically by writing half of the bamboo radical ( ... (ヶ) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ke (K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ku (kana)
く, in hiragana or ク in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both represent and their shapes come from the kanji 久. This kana may have a dakuten added, transforming it into ぐ in hiragana, グ in katakana and ''gu'' in Hepburn romanization. The dakuten's addition also changes the sound of the syllable represented, to in initial positions and varying between and in the middle of words. A handakuten (゜) does not occur with ''ku'' in normal Japanese text, but it may be used by linguists to indicate a nasal pronunciation . In the Ainu language Ainu (, ), or more precisely Hokkaido Ainu, is a language spoken by a few elderly members of the Ainu people on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. It is a member of the Ainu language family, itself considered a language family isolate ..., the katakana ク can be written as small ㇰ, representing a final k sound as in アイヌイタㇰ ''Ainu itak'' (Ainu language). This was de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ki (kana)
き, in hiragana, キ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both represent and are derived from a simplification of the kanji. The hiragana character き, like さ, is drawn with the lower line either connected or disconnected. A dakuten may be added to the character; this transforms it into ぎ in hiragana, ギ in katakana, and ''gi'' in Hepburn romanization. The phonetic value also changes, to in initial, and varying between and in the middle of words. A handakuten The , colloquially , is a diacritic most often used in the Japanese kana syllabaries to indicate that the consonant of a syllable should be pronounced voiced, for instance, on sounds that have undergone rendaku (sequential voicing). The , co ... (゜) does not occur with ''ki'' in normal Japanese text, but it may be used by linguists to indicate a nasal pronunciation . Stroke order Other communicative representations * Full Braille representation * Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ka (kana)
Ka (hiragana: か, katakana: カ) is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both represent . The shapes of these kana both originate from 加. The character can be combined with a dakuten, to form が in hiragana, ガ in katakana and ''ga'' in Hepburn romanization. The phonetic value of the modified character is in initial positions and varying between and in the middle of words. A handakuten (゜) does not occur with ''ka'' in normal Japanese text, but it may be used by linguists to indicate a nasal pronunciation . か is the most commonly used interrogatory particle. It is also sometimes used to delimit choices. が is a Japanese case marker, as well as a conjunctive particle. It is used to denote the focus of attention in a sentence, especially to the grammatical subject. Stroke order The Hiragana か is made with three strokes A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death. There are two main t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O (kana)
In Japanese writing, the kana お (hiragana) and オ (katakana) occupy the fifth place, between え and か, in the modern Gojūon (五十音) system of collating kana. In the Iroha, they occupy the 27th, between の and く. In the table at right (ordered by columns, from right to left), お lies in the first column (あ行, "column A") and the fifth row (お段, "row O"). Both represent . Derivation お and オ originate, via man'yōgana, from the kanji 於. Variant forms Scaled-down versions of the kana (ぉ, ォ) are used to express morae foreign to the Japanese language, such as フォ (fo). Stroke order The hiragana お is made with three stroke A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding. Both cause parts of the brain to stop functionin ...s: #A horizontal line from left to right. #A stroke consisting of a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E (kana)
In Japanese writing, the kana え (hiragana) and エ (katakana) (romanised ''e'') occupy the fourth place, between う and お, in the modern Gojūon (五十音) system of collating kana. In the Iroha, they occupy the 34th, between こ and て. In the table at right (ordered by columns, from right to left), え lies in the first column (あ行, "column A") and the fourth row (え段, "row E"). Both represent . Derivation え and エ originate, via man'yōgana, from the kanji 衣 and 江, respectively. The archaic kana ゑ (we), as well as many non-initial occurrences of the character へ (he), have entered the modern Japanese language as え. The directional particle へ is today pronounced "e", though not written as え. Compare this to は (ha) and を (wo), which are pronounced "wa" and "o" when used as grammatical particles. For the kana romanized sometimes as "e", see we (kana). Variant forms Scaled-down versions of the kana (ぇ, ェ) are used to express mora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U (kana)
U (う in hiragana or ウ in katakana) is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. In the modern Japanese system of alphabetical order, they occupy the third place in the modern Gojūon (五十音) system of collating kana. In the Iroha, they occupied the 24th position, between む and ゐ. In the Gojūon chart (ordered by columns, from right to left), う lies in the first column (あ行, "column A") and the third row (う段, "row U"). Both represent the sound . In the Ainu language, the small katakana ゥ represents a diphthong, and is written as ''w'' in the Latin alphabet. The hiragana form with dakuten, ゔ, representing the sound "v", is rarely seen on older words, since the sound does not occur in native Japanese words. However, it is becoming more common with Western influences. Derivation Both う and ウ originate, via man'yōgana, from the kanji 宇 (pronounced ''u'' and meaning ''space''). Variant forms Scaled-down versions of the characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
