U+3088, よ
HIRAGANA LETTER YO

[U+3087]
Hiragana
[U+3089]

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  1. (mathematics) Yoneda embedding

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Etymology 1 edit

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji in the cursive sōsho style.

Syllable edit

(yo

  1. The hiragana syllable (yo). Its equivalent in katakana is (yo). It is the thirty-eighth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is (ya-gyō o-dan, row ya, section o).
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Etymology 2 edit

Particle edit

(yo

 
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  1. Indicates certainty, conviction, or emphasis.
    「ポレット(せん)(せい)はいますか。」「はい、います。」
    “Poretto sensei wa imasu ka.”“Hai, imasu yo.”
    "Is Mr. Pollett here?" "Yes, [I'm certain that] he is here."
    そうじゃない
    Sō ja nai yo!
    It's not like that!
  2. (literary, poetic) Used as a vocative particle to address the topic in question: O.
    (あめ)(ゆき)()わってくれ。
    Ame yo yuki ni kawattekure.
    O rain! Please change into snow!
    (かみ)ツァーリを(まも)(たま)え』
    “Kami yo Tsāri o mamoritamae”
    "God Save the Tsar!"
    (ばん)(こく)(ろう)(どう)(しゃ)(だん)(けつ)せよ!」
    “Bankoku no rōdōsha yo, danketsu seyo!”
    "Workers of the world, unite!"
Synonyms edit
  • (final particle): (informal) (o)

Suffix edit

(-yo

  1. : over, more than

Noun edit

(yo

  1. : night, evening
  2. : deposit, in advance

Pronoun edit

(yo

  1. , : I, me