The or is a Japanese pangram, authored in the 9th century AD, which is credited as being the oldest perfect pangram in the Japanese language. Its name roughly translates to "Song (or Words) of the Universe".

The text

The text of the pangram written in hiragana (including the now archaic ใ‚ wi and ใ‚‘ we as well as the also archaic ๐›€ ye. ใ‚“ n is not included as it had not been invented yet)

Ametsuchi no Uta

ใ‚ใ‚ ใคใก ใปใ— ใใ‚‰

ใ‚„ใพ ใ‹ใฏ ใฟใญ ใŸใซ

ใใ‚‚ ใใ‚Š ใ‚€ใ‚ ใ“ใ‘

ใฒใจ ใ„ใฌ ใ†ใธ ใ™ใ‚‘

ใ‚†ใ‚ ใ•ใ‚‹ ใŠใตใ›ใ‚ˆ

ใˆใฎ ๐›€ใ‚’ ใชใ‚Œใ‚ใฆ

The text of the pangram written in kanji:

Ametsuchi no Uta

ๅคฉ ๅœฐ ๆ˜Ÿ ็ฉบ

ๅฑฑ ๅท ๅณฐ ่ฐท

้›ฒ ้œง ๅฎค ่‹”

ไบบ ็Šฌ ไธŠ ๆœซ

็กซ้ป„ ็Œฟ ็”Ÿใตใ›ใ‚ˆ

ๆฆŽใฎๆžใ‚’ ๆ…ฃใ‚Œๅฑ…ใฆ

The text of the pangram written in Hepburn romaji:

Ametsuchi no Uta

Ame tsuchi hoshi sora

Yama kaha mine tani

Kumo kiri muro koke

Hito inu uhe suwe

Yuwa saru ofuseyo

Eno yewo narewite

A rough and necessarily nonsensical English translation:

Heaven, earth, star, sky, Mountain, river, ridge, valley, Cloud, fog, mudhouse, moss, Person, dog, top, end, Sulfur, monkey, grow! Hackberry branch! Keep getting more familiar!

See also

Iroha

Japanese literature

Japanese literature