In modern Japanese, the hiragana and katakana syllabaries each contain 46 basic characters, or 71 including diacritics. With one or two minor exceptions, each different sound in the Japanese language (that is, each different syllable, strictly each mora) corresponds to one character in each syllabary.
(kÅ-Åptâ², kÅâ²Åptâ²) tr.v. co-optÂ·ed, co-optÂ·ing, co-opts. 1. To elect as a fellow member of a group. 2. To appoint summarily. 3. To take or assume for one's own use; appropriate: co-opted the criticism by embracing it.
The CO of a battalion or squadron is the battalion/squadron commander, usually a Lieutenant Colonel. The term is also used in the US Navy, Air Force, Marines, etc. A CO or conscientious objector is someone who, for religious reasons, will not handle any weapon. Many were Seventh Day Adventists, although other religions also held such beliefs. Most were assigned duties such as VA or other Hospital duties for two years in lieu of being drafted for the same period.