>To form words, the scripts use “syllabaries,” meaning one written sign or symbol is not a single sound but an entire syllable. “Other signs are more like Chinese ideograms, or picture words,” says Dr. Salgarella. Sounds like the gook kanji + kana hybrid system. Websites referenced in article: https://sigla.phis.me/ http://people.ku.edu/~jyounger/LinearA/misctexts.html