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HIRAGANA LETTER YO
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Translingual

Symbol

よ

  1. (mathematics) Yoneda embedding

Hachijō

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *uwo.

Pronunciation

Noun

よ (yo) 

  1. a fish
    よーたべろ
    yō tabero
    Eat the fish!

References

  • Hirayama, Teruo (平山 照男), Ōshima Ichirō (大島 一郎), Ōno Masao (大野 眞男), Kuno Makoto (久野 眞), Kuno Mariko (久野 マリ子), Sugimura Takao (杉村 孝夫) (1992-1994) 現代日本語方言大辞典 [Dictionary of Japanese Dialects], Tokyo: Meiji Shoin (明治書院), page 551

Japanese

Stroke order
2 strokes

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Syllable

よ • (yo) 

  1. The hiragana syllable よ (yo). Its equivalent in katakana is ヨ (yo). It is the thirty-eighth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is や行お段 (ya-gyō o-dan, “row ya, section o”).
See also

Etymology 2

Particle

よ • (yo) 

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

Suffix

よ • (-yo) 

  1. 余: over, more than

Noun

よ • (yo) 

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

Pronoun

よ • (yo) 

  1. 予, 余: I, me
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