草そう仮が名な

noun

cursive man'yōgana; sōsho-style man'yōgana

A historical linguistic term referring to man'yōgana written in a cursive (sōsho) style, an intermediate stage in the development of hiragana.

See also: 万葉仮名 (まんようがな)

• 草そう仮が名なは、万まん葉よう仮名がなを草そう書しょ体たいで書かいたもので、平ひら仮が名なの成せい立りつに大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえた。

  Sōgana is man'yōgana written in cursive script, and it greatly influenced the formation of hiragana.