The or is a Japanese pangram, first appearing in the 9th century AD in the Minamoto Shitagà Âshà « (Collection of Minamoto Shitagà Â), 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 of the pangram written in hiragana (including the now archaic ã wi and ã we as well as the also archaic ð ye. ã n is not included as it had not been invented yet)
<blockquote> ãÂÂã ã¤ã¡ ãÂȋ ãÂÂãÂÂ<br /> ãÂÂã¾ ãÂÂ㯠ã¿ã ãÂÂã«<br /> ãÂÂã ãÂÂã ãÂÂã ãÂÂãÂÂ<br /> ã²ã¨ ãÂÂ㬠ãÂÂ㸠ãÂÂãÂÂ<br /> ãÂÂã ãÂÂã ãÂÂãµãÂÂãÂÂ<br /> ãÂÂã® ðÂÂÂã ãªãÂÂãÂÂã¦<br /> </blockquote>
The text of the pangram written in kanji:
<blockquote> 天 å° æ 空<br /> å±± å· å³° è°·<br /> é² é§ 室 èÂÂ<br /> 人 ç¬ 丠æ«<br /> ç¡«é» ç¿ çÂÂãµãÂÂãÂÂ<br /> æ¦Âã®æÂÂã 栣ãÂÂå± ã¦<br /> </blockquote>
The text of the pangram written in Hepburn romaji:
<blockquote> Ame tsuchi hoshi sora<br /> Yama kaha mine tani<br /> Kumo kiri muro koke<br /> Hito inu uhe suwe<br /> Yuwa saru ofuseyo<br /> Eno yewo narewite<br /> </blockquote>
A rough and necessarily nonsensical English translation:
<blockquote> Heaven, earth, star, sky,<br /> Mountain, river, ridge, valley,<br /> Cloud, fog, mudhouse, moss,<br /> Person, dog, top, end,<br /> Sulfur, monkey, grow!<br /> Hackberry branch! Keep getting more familiar!<br /> </blockquote>