man'yōgana
system of writing Japanese based solely on Chinese characters
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man'yōgana
Summary
man'yōgana is a natural writing system[1]. man'yōgana draws 1,093 Wikipedia views per month (natural_writing_system category, ranking #13 of 38).[2]
Key Facts
- man'yōgana is in the country of Japan[3].
- man'yōgana's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[4].
- man'yōgana's instance of is recorded as syllabary[5].
- Man'yōshū is named after man'yōgana[6].
- man'yōgana's based on is recorded as Middle Chinese[7].
- man'yōgana is a type of kana[8].
- man'yōgana is a type of kanji[9].
- man'yōgana is part of Japanese writing system[10].
- man'yōgana's language of work or name is recorded as Old Japanese[11].
- man'yōgana's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 700[12].
- man'yōgana's script directionality is recorded as top-to-bottom[13].
- man'yōgana's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '万葉仮名'}[14].
- man'yōgana dates from the ancient times[15].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include natural writing system[4] and syllabary[5]. Recorded subclass of include kana[8] and kanji[9].
Origins
Man'yōshū is named after man'yōgana[6].
Use and Application
man'yōgana is part of Japanese writing system[10].
Why It Matters
man'yōgana draws 1,093 Wikipedia views per month (natural_writing_system category, ranking #13 of 38).[2] man'yōgana has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] man'yōgana is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]