五十音

Japanese

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Etymology

五十 (ごじゅう, gojū, "fifty") + 音 (おん, on, "sound")

Noun

五十音 (hiragana ごじゅうおん, romaji gojūon)

1. The modern ordering of the Japanese syllabaries: あいうえおかきくけこ etc.

Related terms

• 五十音順

See also

• 伊呂波 (いろは, iroha) the traditional ordering