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Wo (kana)

May 03, 2024

を, in hiragana, or ヲ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. Both are phonemically /wo/, reflected in the Nihon-shiki and Kunrei-shiki Romanization wo, although for phonological reasons, the actual pronunciation is [o] ⓘ, reflected in the Hepburn romanization o.

wo
transliteration(w)o
hiragana origin遠
katakana origin乎
Man'yōgana乎 呼 遠 鳥 怨 越 少 小 尾 麻 男 緒 雄
spelling kana尾張のヲ (W)owari no "(w)o"
unicodeU+3092, U+30F2
braille

Modern usage edit

In the 1946 orthographic reforms, を was largely replaced by お. In Japanese, this kana is used almost exclusively for a particle for both forms; therefore, the katakana form (ヲ) is rare in everyday language mostly seen in all-katakana text. A "wo" sound is usually represented as うぉ or ウォ instead.

Despite originally representing [wo], the syllable is pronounced [o] by almost all modern speakers. Singers may pronounce it with the [w], as may those attempting to emphasize the syllable for clarity. Apart from some literate speakers who have revived [wo] as a spelling pronunciation, though, this [w] sound is extinct in the modern spoken language.

In Romaji, the kana is transliterated variably as ⟨o⟩ or ⟨wo⟩, with the former being faithful to standard pronunciation, but the latter avoiding confusion with お and オ. を is transliterated as o in Modified Hepburn and Kunrei and as wo in Traditional Hepburn and Nippon-shiki.

Katakana ヲ can sometimes be combined with a dakuten, ヺ, to represent a /vo/ sound in foreign words; however, most IMEs lack a convenient way to do this. The combination ヴォ is used far more frequently to represent the /vo/ sound.

Form Rōmaji Hiragana Katakana
Normal w-
(わ行 wa-gyō) 		(w)o を ヲ

Hiragana を is still used in several Okinawan orthographies for the syllable /o~wo/; in the Ryukyu University system it is /o/, whereas お is /ʔo/. Katakana ヲ is used in Ainu for /wo/.

Stroke order edit

 
Stroke order in writing を
 
Stroke order in writing ヲ
 
Stroke order in writing を
 
Stroke order in writing ヲ

Other communicative representations edit

  • Full Braille representation
を / ヲ in Japanese Braille
を / ヲ
wo		 をう / ヲー
wō		 ヺ
vo		 ヺー
vō
           
Character information
Preview を ヲ ｦ ㋾
Unicode name HIRAGANA LETTER WO KATAKANA LETTER WO HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER WO CIRCLED KATAKANA WO
Encodings decimal hex dec hex dec hex dec hex
Unicode 12434 U+3092 12530 U+30F2 65382 U+FF66 13054 U+32FE
UTF-8 227 130 146 E3 82 92 227 131 178 E3 83 B2 239 189 166 EF BD A6 227 139 190 E3 8B BE
GB 18030 164 242 A4 F2 165 242 A5 F2 132 49 150 50 84 31 96 32 129 57 214 50 81 39 D6 32
Numeric character reference を を ヲ ヲ ｦ ｦ ㋾ ㋾
Shift JIS[1] 130 240 82 F0 131 146 83 92 166 A6
EUC-JP[2] 164 242 A4 F2 165 242 A5 F2 142 166 8E A6
EUC-KR[3] / UHC[4] 170 242 AA F2 171 242 AB F2
Big5 (non-ETEN kana)[5] 198 246 C6 F6 199 172 C7 AC
Big5 (ETEN / HKSCS)[6] 199 121 C7 79 199 238 C7 EE
Character information
Preview 𛅒 𛅦 ヺ
Unicode name HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL WO KATAKANA LETTER SMALL WO KATAKANA LETTER VO
Encodings decimal hex dec hex dec hex
Unicode 110930 U+1B152 110950 U+1B166 12538 U+30FA
UTF-8 240 155 133 146 F0 9B 85 92 240 155 133 166 F0 9B 85 A6 227 131 186 E3 83 BA
UTF-16 55340 56658 D82C DD52 55340 56678 D82C DD66 12538 30FA
GB 18030 147 54 132 52 93 36 84 34 147 54 134 52 93 36 86 34 129 57 167 56 81 39 A7 38
Numeric character reference 𛅒 𛅒 𛅦 𛅦 ヺ ヺ
Shift JIS (KanjiTalk 7)[7] 136 109 88 6D
Shift JIS-2004[8] 132 149 84 95
EUC-JIS-2004[9] 167 245 A7 F5
 
Look up を or ヲ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

References edit

  1. ^ Unicode Consortium (2015-12-02) [1994-03-08]. "Shift-JIS to Unicode".
  2. ^ Unicode Consortium; IBM. "EUC-JP-2007". International Components for Unicode.
  3. ^ Unicode Consortium; IBM. "IBM-970". International Components for Unicode.
  4. ^ Steele, Shawn (2000). "cp949 to Unicode table". Microsoft / Unicode Consortium.
  5. ^ Unicode Consortium (2015-12-02) [1994-02-11]. "BIG5 to Unicode table (complete)".
  6. ^ van Kesteren, Anne. "big5". Encoding Standard. WHATWG.
  7. ^ Apple Computer (2005-04-05) [1995-04-15]. "Map (external version) from Mac OS Japanese encoding to Unicode 2.1 and later". Unicode Consortium.
  8. ^ Project X0213 (2009-05-03). "Shift_JIS-2004 (JIS X 0213:2004 Appendix 1) vs Unicode mapping table".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Project X0213 (2009-05-03). "EUC-JIS-2004 (JIS X 0213:2004 Appendix 3) vs Unicode mapping table".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Wo kana news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message を in hiragana or ヲ in katakana is one of the Japanese kana each of which represents one mora Both are phonemically wo reflected in the Nihon shiki and Kunrei shiki Romanization wo although for phonological reasons the actual pronunciation is o reflected in the Hepburn romanization o wohiraganakatakanatransliteration w ohiragana origin遠katakana origin乎Man yōgana乎 呼 遠 鳥 怨 越 少 小 尾 麻 男 緒 雄spelling kana尾張のヲ W owari no w o unicodeU 3092 U 30F2braille Contents 1 Modern usage 2 Stroke order 3 Other communicative representations 4 ReferencesModern usage editIn the 1946 orthographic reforms を was largely replaced by お In Japanese this kana is used almost exclusively for a particle for both forms therefore the katakana form ヲ is rare in everyday language mostly seen in all katakana text A wo sound is usually represented as うぉ or ウォ instead Despite originally representing wo the syllable is pronounced o by almost all modern speakers Singers may pronounce it with the w as may those attempting to emphasize the syllable for clarity Apart from some literate speakers who have revived wo as a spelling pronunciation though this w sound is extinct in the modern spoken language In Romaji the kana is transliterated variably as o or wo with the former being faithful to standard pronunciation but the latter avoiding confusion with お and オ を is transliterated as o in Modified Hepburn and Kunrei and as wo in Traditional Hepburn and Nippon shiki Katakana ヲ can sometimes be combined with a dakuten ヺ to represent a vo sound in foreign words however most IMEs lack a convenient way to do this The combination ヴォ is used far more frequently to represent the vo sound Form Rōmaji Hiragana Katakana Normal w わ行 wa gyō w o を ヲ Hiragana を is still used in several Okinawan orthographies for the syllable o wo in the Ryukyu University system it is o whereas お is ʔo Katakana ヲ is used in Ainu for wo Stroke order edit nbsp Stroke order in writing を nbsp Stroke order in writing ヲ nbsp Stroke order in writing を nbsp Stroke order in writing ヲOther communicative representations editJapanese radiotelephony alphabet Wabun code 尾張のヲ Wowari no Wo nbsp nbsp nbsp Japanese Navy Signal Flag Japanese semaphore Japanese manual syllabary fingerspelling Braille dots 35 Japanese Braille Full Braille representation を ヲ in Japanese Braille を ヲ wo をう ヲー wō ヺ vo ヺー vō nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Computer encodings Character information Preview を ヲ ｦ Unicode name HIRAGANA LETTER WO KATAKANA LETTER WO HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER WO CIRCLED KATAKANA WO Encodings decimal hex dec hex dec hex dec hex Unicode 12434 U 3092 12530 U 30F2 65382 U FF66 13054 U 32FE UTF 8 227 130 146 E3 82 92 227 131 178 E3 83 B2 239 189 166 EF BD A6 227 139 190 E3 8B BE GB 18030 164 242 A4 F2 165 242 A5 F2 132 49 150 50 84 31 96 32 129 57 214 50 81 39 D6 32 Numeric character reference amp 12434 wbr amp x3092 wbr amp 12530 wbr amp x30F2 wbr amp 65382 wbr amp xFF66 wbr amp 13054 wbr amp x32FE wbr Shift JIS 1 130 240 82 F0 131 146 83 92 166 A6 EUC JP 2 164 242 A4 F2 165 242 A5 F2 142 166 8E A6 EUC KR 3 UHC 4 170 242 AA F2 171 242 AB F2 Big5 non ETEN kana 5 198 246 C6 F6 199 172 C7 AC Big5 ETEN HKSCS 6 199 121 C7 79 199 238 C7 EE Character information Preview 𛅒 𛅦 ヺ Unicode name HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL WO KATAKANA LETTER SMALL WO KATAKANA LETTER VO Encodings decimal hex dec hex dec hex Unicode 110930 U 1B152 110950 U 1B166 12538 U 30FA UTF 8 240 155 133 146 F0 9B 85 92 240 155 133 166 F0 9B 85 A6 227 131 186 E3 83 BA UTF 16 55340 56658 D82C DD52 55340 56678 D82C DD66 12538 30FA GB 18030 147 54 132 52 93 36 84 34 147 54 134 52 93 36 86 34 129 57 167 56 81 39 A7 38 Numeric character reference amp 110930 wbr amp x1B152 wbr amp 110950 wbr amp x1B166 wbr amp 12538 wbr amp x30FA wbr Shift JIS KanjiTalk 7 7 136 109 88 6D Shift JIS 2004 8 132 149 84 95 EUC JIS 2004 9 167 245 A7 F5 nbsp Look up を or ヲ in Wiktionary the free dictionary References edit Unicode Consortium 2015 12 02 1994 03 08 Shift JIS to Unicode Unicode Consortium IBM EUC JP 2007 International Components for Unicode Unicode Consortium IBM IBM 970 International Components for Unicode Steele Shawn 2000 cp949 to Unicode table Microsoft Unicode Consortium Unicode Consortium 2015 12 02 1994 02 11 BIG5 to Unicode table complete van Kesteren Anne big5 Encoding Standard WHATWG Apple Computer 2005 04 05 1995 04 15 Map external version from Mac OS Japanese encoding to Unicode 2 1 and later Unicode Consortium Project X0213 2009 05 03 Shift JIS 2004 JIS X 0213 2004 Appendix 1 vs Unicode mapping table a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Project X0213 2009 05 03 EUC JIS 2004 JIS X 0213 2004 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