English
man'yōgana
Man'yōgana comes from Japanese 万葉仮名.
- Japanesemodern万葉仮名
- Englishtodayman'yōgana
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodern万葉仮名
- Englishtodayman'yōgana
Every English word from Japanese 万葉仮名
Today it means
noun The early Japanese syllabary using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds: the predecessor of hiragana and katakana.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 万葉仮名 / man'yōgana