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sōgana

sōgana noun: an archaic Japanese syllabary, representing an intermediate between man'yōgana and hiragana.

Noun

sōgana (uncountable)

  1. An archaic Japanese syllabary, representing an intermediate between man'yōgana and hiragana.

Forms of sōgana

alternative formsogana

Origin of sōgana

Borrowed from Japanese 草(そう)仮(が)名(な) (sōgana).

Questions about sōgana

What does sōgana mean?
Sōgana means an archaic Japanese syllabary, representing an intermediate between man'yōgana and hiragana.
What part of speech is sōgana?
Sōgana is a noun.

Words near sōgana in the dictionary

  1. Săvârșin
  2. Săvădisla
  3. Sławków
  4. Sławno
  5. Słupsk
  6. sōgana
  7. Sōma
  8. Sōya
  9. Sūmer
  10. Sūrya
  11. Sūryaprabha

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