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man'yōgana en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • măn'yōgăʹnă (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Japanese 万(まん)葉(よう)仮(が)名(な) (man'yōgana).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The early Japanese syllabary using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds: the predecessor of hiragana and katakana.
  2. (broadly) A man'yōgana character.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
manyogana alternative lexicographic
man'yōgana Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

hentaigana · hiragana · katakana

Translations (6)

ru манъёга́на (predecessor of hiragana and katakana) · pl znak man'yōgany (a man'yōgana character) · cmn 萬葉假名 /万叶假名 (predecessor of hiragana and katakana) · ja 万葉仮名 (predecessor of hiragana and katakana) · ko 만요가나 (predecessor of hiragana and katakana) · pl man'yōgana (predecessor of hiragana and katakana)