Yo (kana)
よ, in hiragana or ヨ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. The hiragana is made in two strokes, while the katakana in three. Both represent .
When small and preceded by an -i kana, this kana represents not a separate sound but a modification of that of another.
| Forms | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana |
Normal y-
| yo | よ | ヨ |
Normal y-
| you
yoo
yō, yoh | よう, よぅ
よお, よぉ
よー | ヨウ, ヨゥ
ヨオ, ヨォ
ヨー |
The yōon characters ょ and ョ are encoded in Japanese Braille by prefixing "-o" kana with a yōon braille indicator, which can be combined with the "Dakuten" or "Handakuten" braille indicators for the appropriate consonant sounds.
