manyogana

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

名詞

不可算名詞

An ancient/early Japanese syllabary in which Chinese characters represented sounds instead of their regular meaning as they again do today in the form of kanji; it was the predecessor of hiragana and katakana, present Japanese syllabaries; used in the Manyoshū, a poetic anthology.

日本語の意味

万葉仮名：古代または初期の日本における音節文字体系で、漢字の通常の意味ではなく音を表すために用いられた。『万葉集』などの詩歌に使用され、現在のひらがなやカタカナの先駆けとなった。

英語の意味

An ancient/early Japanese syllabary in which Chinese characters represented sounds instead of their regular meaning as they again do today in the form of kanji; it was the predecessor of hiragana and katakana, present Japanese syllabaries; used in the Manyoshū, a poetic anthology.

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The museum's new exhibit showcased manyogana inscriptions that reveal an ancient pronunciation system.

博物館の新しい展示は、万葉仮名の碑文を展示し、かつての発音体系を明らかにしました。

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意味（1）

An ancient/early Japanese syllabary in which Chinese characters represented sounds instead of their regular meaning as they again do today in the form of kanji; it was the predecessor of hiragana and katakana, present Japanese syllabaries; used in the Manyoshū, a poetic anthology.