U+3088, よ
HIRAGANA LETTER YO

[U+3087]
Hiragana
[U+3089]

TranslingualEdit

SymbolEdit

  1. (mathematics) Yoneda embedding

JapaneseEdit

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PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

SyllableEdit

(romaji 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).
See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

ParticleEdit

(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!"
SynonymsEdit
  • (final particle): (informal) (o)

SuffixEdit

(-yo

  1. : over, more than

NounEdit

(yo

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

PronounEdit

(yo

  1. , : I, me