五十音

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 See also

[edit] Japanese

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Related terms

• 五十音順

[edit] See also

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