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man'yōgana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
man'yo-gana
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The early Japanese syllabary using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds: the predecessor of hiragana and katakana.

Uncountable

noun

A man'yōgana character.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

manyogana (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

hentaigana hiragana katakana

Rhymes With

mañana wolfeana pompeiana breweriana kellyana sherlockiana militariana cricketana alaskana chauceriana

Questions

What does man'yōgana mean?
The early Japanese syllabary using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds: the predecessor of hiragana and katakana.
Where does man'yōgana come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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