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Definitions

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  • proper noun the early Japanese syllabary using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds: the predecessor of hiragana and katakana
  • noun by extension A man'yōgana character.
  • noun Plural form of man'yōgana.

Etymologies

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From Japanese 万葉仮名 (man'yōgana).

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