万まん葉よう仮が名な

noun

man'yōgana; early Japanese syllabary using Chinese characters phonetically

Historical writing system used primarily in the Nara period, where Chinese characters were borrowed for their sounds to represent Japanese syllables.

• 万まん葉よう仮名がなは、漢かん字じの音おとを借かりて日本にほん語ごを表ひょう記きしたものです。

  Man'yōgana is a system where Chinese characters were used phonetically to write Japanese.

• 万まん葉よう集しゅうは万まん葉よう仮名がなで書かかれています。

  The Man'yōshū is written in man'yōgana.