is a form of

Morse code Morse code is a method used in telecommunication to encode text characters as standardized sequences of two different signal durations, called ''dots'' and ''dashes'', or ''dits'' and ''dahs''. Morse code is named after Samuel Morse, one of ...

used to send Japanese language in kana characters. Unlike

International Morse Code Morse code is a method used in telecommunication to encode text characters as standardized sequences of two different signal durations, called ''dots'' and ''dashes'', or ''dits'' and ''dahs''. Morse code is named after Samuel Morse, one of ...

, 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 DO () is used to announce the beginning of Wabun, and the prosign SN () is used to announce the return to International Code.

Chart

Kana in Iroha order.

Expanded chart

References

External links

CW WabunThe Codebreakers: The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the InternetCode Breaking in the PacificKatakana Man, The Most Secret of all Allied Operations in World War II in the Pacific
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