Jisho

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Noun
1. man'yōgana; early Japanese syllabary of Chinese characters used phonetically
Wikipedia definition
2. Man'yōganais an ancient writing system that employs Chinese characters to represent the Japanese language. The date of the earliest usage of this type of kana is not clear, but it was in use since at least the mid seventh century. The name "man'yōgana" is from the Man'yōshū, a Japanese poetry anthology from the Nara period written in man'yōgana.
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