Man'yōgana

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: măn'yōgăʹnă

Origin

From .

Full definition of man'yōgana

Noun

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

Related terms

• hentaigana
• hiragana
• katakana

Noun

1. (by extension) A man'yōgana character.