Definitions
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- proper noun the early Japanese
syllabary using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds: the predecessor ofhiragana andkatakana - 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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