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    3 hours ago · Kana (仮名, Japanese pronunciation:) are syllabaries used to write Japanese phonological units, morae.Such syllabaries include (1) the original kana, or magana (真仮名, literally 'true kana'), which were Chinese characters used phonetically to transcribe Japanese, the most prominent magana system being man'yōgana (万葉仮名); the two descendants of man'yōgana, (2) hiragana (平 ...

    • vertical right-to-left, left-to-right
    • Japan
    • c. 800 CE to the present
    • Syllabary
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