man'yōgana

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 See also 1.3.3 Translations 2 Japanese 2.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Japanese 万葉仮名 (まんようがな, man'yōgana).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: măn'yōgăʹnă

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man'yōgana (plural man'yōgana)

1. The early Japanese syllabary using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds; the predecessor of hiragana and katakana.
2. (by extension) A letter thereof.

[edit] Related terms

• hentaigana
• hiragana
• katakana

[edit] See also

• Index:Japanese Kana

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Noun

man'yōgana (hiragana まんようがな)

1. 万葉仮名: man'yōgana