syllabic signs

Syllabic signs are written symbols that represent entire syllables, which are units of sound in spoken language. Unlike alphabetic letters that stand for individual sounds (like "c" or "b"), syllabic signs condense a consonant and a vowel into a single character. They are commonly used in writing systems where representing whole syllables makes reading and writing more efficient. For example, in some languages like Japanese (hiragana and katakana), each symbol corresponds to a specific syllable rather than a single sound. Syllabic signs help capture the rhythmic and phonetic structure of languages, making written communication clearer and faster.