Yo (hiragana: ãÂÂ, katakana: ã¨) 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 a palatalization of the preceding consonant sound with the vowel (see yà Âon).
In mathematics, ã is sometimes used to represent the Yoneda embedding.
The yà Âon characters ã and 㧠are encoded in Japanese Braille by prefixing "-o" kana (e.g. Ko, So) with a yà Âon braille indicator, which can be combined with the "Dakuten" or "Handakuten" braille indicators for the appropriate consonant sounds.