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Japanese is a language famous for its moraic qualities.

Most dialects, including the standard, use moras ( in Japanese, haku ( 拍 ) or mōra ( モーラ )) rather than syllables as the basis of the sound system.

Writing Japanese in kana ( hiragana and katakana ) demonstrates the moraic system of writing ; for example, the word Tomato is written in three letters ト マ ト which correspond to.