man'yōgana
See also: manyogana
English edit
Etymology edit
From Japanese 万葉仮名 (man'yōgana).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: măn'yōgăʹnă
- Rhymes: -ɑːnə
Noun edit
man'yōgana (uncountable)
- The early Japanese syllabary using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds: the predecessor of hiragana and katakana.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
predecessor of hiragana and katakana
Noun edit
man'yōgana (plural man'yōgana)
- (by extension) A man'yōgana character.
Translations edit
a man'yōgana character
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
man'yōgana