を

මේවාත් බලන්න: を゙

を U+3092, を HIRAGANA LETTER WO ← ゑ [U+3091] Hiragana ん → [U+3093]

ජපන්

Stroke order

නිරුක්තිය 1

සැකිල්ල:ja-kana-mannyogana-etym.

උච්චාරණය

• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝo̞]

• (obsolete, except in careful speech or when singing)

• IPA^(key): [o̞]

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Syllable

を (romaji wo, alternative romaji o)

1. (obsolete except as a particle) සැකිල්ල:ja-kana-def

මේවාත් බලන්න

• සැකිල්ල:list:Hiragana/ja
• うぉ (wo)

නිරුක්තිය 2

/wo/ → /o/

From Proto-Japonic *wo. Cognate with Okinawan ゆ (yu).

උච්චාරණය

• IPA^(key): [o̞]

• • The historical spelling is retained despite the modern pronunciation (as with は (wa) and へ (e)).
  • In songs or hyperformal contexts, the old pronunciation wo may be used.

Particle

を (o) 

1. A case particle.
   1. (with transitive verb) An accusative case particle: a grammatical marker following the direct object of a verb.

      私(わたし)がリンゴを食(た)べる。

      Watashi ga ringo o taberu.

      I eat an apple.

      私(わたし)をリンゴが食(た)べる。

      Watashi o ringo ga taberu.

      An apple eats me.

      • As shown in the above two usage examples, Japanese sentences use particles to indicate subject and object, instead of using word order as in English.

      • සැකිල්ල:RQ:Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki

        渉險 上往也下左何之伎乎

        සැකිල්ල:rftranslit

        (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   2. (with intransitive verb) away from, off

      席(せき)を立(た)つ

      seki o tatsu

      to stand up from the seat

   3. (with intransitive verb) along, following a specified route, track, orbit, etc.

      廊(ろう)下(か)を走(はし)る

      rōka o hashiru

      to run down the corridor

      街(まち)を歩(ある)く

      machi o aruku

      to walk down the street

      北(ほっ)海(かい)道(どう)を流(なが)れる川(かわ)

      Hokkaidō o nagareru kawa

      a river that flows through Hokkaido

      地(ち)球(きゅう)のまわりを月(つき)がまわる。

      Chikyū no mawari o tsuki ga mawaru.

      The Moon orbits the Earth.

      • සැකිල්ල:RQ:ja:AB

        大(おお)空(ぞら)を落(お)ちている間(ま)

        ōzora o ochiteiru ma

        while it was falling through the sky

2. (archaic) A conjunctive particle, usually following the rentaikei of classical inflectible words.
   1. Resultative conjunction: expresses reason or cause.
      • සැකිල්ල:RQ:Genji Monogatari

        わざとあめるを、早(はや)うものせよかし。

        Wazato a meru o, hayō monoseyo kashi.

        It seems to be a special [invitation], so please go early.

   2. Contrastive conjunction.
      • 1890, Mori Ōgai, The Dancing Girl

        我身(わがみ)だに知(し)らざりしを、怎(いか)でか人(ひと)に知(し)らるべき。

        Wagami dani shirazarishi o, ika de ka hito ni shiraru beki.

        Even myself didn't know, how could others know?

3. (archaic) An interjectory particle, expressing sigh or emphasis.
   • සැකිල්ල:RQ:Manyoshu, text [1]

     我(あ)を待(ま)つと君(きみ)が濡(ぬ)れけむあしひきの山(やま)のしづくにならましものを

     A o matsu to / Kimi ga nureken / Ashihiki no / Yama no shizuku ni / naramashi mono o

     You probably got wet while waiting for me; ah, I wish I could become a waterdrop in the mountain.

නිරුක්තිය 3

For pronunciation and definitions of を – see the following entries: 小, 悪, 尾, 男, 苧, 麻, 汚

(The following entries are uncreated: 小, 悪, 尾, 男, 苧, 麻, 汚.)

මූලාශ්‍ර

• සැකිල්ල:Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki