wo

Katakana — ヲ

Gojuon W-row 3 strokes Rarely used
Character

Usage Note

ヲ is the katakana counterpart of hiragana's を, the direct-object particle — but in modern Japanese, that particle is almost always written in hiragana (を), not katakana. ヲ itself is now rare, occasionally seen in old telegram-style text, military/government documents, or stylised logos, rather than everyday writing.

Where It Still Appears

wo
Old telegram-style writing
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Stylised logos / band names
ヲタク
wotaku
Stylised spelling of "otaku" (slang)