音仮名
おんがな
- kanji used to represent syllables, based on their "on" readings (prior to the advent of kana) n
Kanji
音
オン • イン • -ノン
おと • ね
sound; noise
仮
カ • ケ
かり • かり-
sham; temporary; interim; assumed (name); informal
名
メイ • ミョウ
な • -な
name; noted; distinguished; reputation
Synonyms
訓仮名
くんがな
- kanji used to represent syllables, based on their "kun" readings (prior to the advent of kana) n
万葉仮名
まんようがな
- man'yōgana; early Japanese syllabary composed of Chinese characters used phonetically n