Japanese Morse Code "WABUN MORSE"
You may not have ever heard the strange Morse Code sounds used in "{DO}" between JA stations.
{DO} is the special code to indicate when starting the Japanese Morse Code, so called "WABUN MORSE" or when switching the code from International(OUBUN) to Japanese(WABUN).
And {SN} is the ending mark when Japanese Code is ending or swicthing from Japanese(WABUN) to International(OUBUN).
{SN} is also used for correction of Japanese(WABUN) code, like {HH} is used for a correction of International(OUBUN) code.
Japanese alphabet or "KANA" has 48characters.
Therefore, Japanese (WABUN) Morse code has special codes which are not in the international Morse Code.
Refer to the table below.
For example, Good Morning is "O Ha Yo U" in Japanese, then you can send as follows;
{DO}
O
Ha
Yo
U
{SN}
Another example, Good-Bye is "Sa Yo U Na Ra" as follows;
{DO}
Sa
Yo
U
Na
Ra
{SN}
A
I
U
E
O
Ka
Ki
Ku
Ke
Ko
Sa
Shi
Su
Se
So
Ta
Chi
Tsu
Te
To
Na
Ni
Nu
Ne
No
Ha
Hi
Hu
He
Ho
Ma
Mi
Mu
Me
Mo
Ya
Yu
Ye
Yo
Ra
Ri
Ru
Re
Ro
Wa
Wi
Wo
N
Pa : Ha +
Pi : Hi +
Pu : Hu +
Pe : He +
Po : Ho +
Ga : Ka +
Gi : Ki +
Gu : Ku +
Ge : Ke +
Go : Ko +
Za : Sa +
Zi : Shi +
Zu : Su +
Ze : Se +
Zo : So +
Da : Ta +
Di : Chi +
Du : Tsu +
De : Te +
Do : To +
Ba : Ha +
Bi : Hi +
Bu : Hu +
Be : He +
Bo : Ho +
Punctuation (WABUN KIGOU) -dash
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period
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