男おとこ仮が名な

noun

man'yōgana; kanji used as phonetic symbols

Archaic term for man'yōgana, contrasting with 女仮名 (onna-gana, hiragana). Used in historical discussions of Japanese writing systems.

See also: 万葉仮名 · 女仮名

• 万まん葉よう集しゅうでは、漢かん字じを男おとこ仮名がなとして用もちいて和わ歌かを記しるした。

  In the Man'yōshū, kanji were used as man'yōgana to record waka poems.