the Japanese syllabary; the fifty sounds table
Refers to the traditional grid of kana (gojūonzu) that organizes all basic Japanese syllables. Often used in contexts like 五十音順 (gojūon order) or 五十音図 (gojūon chart).
The dictionary index is arranged in gojūon order.
Let's start by learning the Japanese syllabary.
The words in the dictionary are arranged in gojūon order.
I memorized the fifty kana sounds when I was a child.
I looked up the correct reading using the gojūon chart.