Syllabic script refers to a writing system in which each character represents a syllable rather than a single sound. This type of script is commonly used in languages such as Japanese, Cherokee, and Ethiopic. There are several other terms used to describe this type of writing system, including moraic script, phonetic script, and syllabary. A moraic script represents each mora, a unit of sound that consists of a syllable or a vowel. A phonetic script represents each phoneme, the smallest unit of sound in a language. A syllabary is a type of writing system that uses symbols to represent syllables, similar to how an alphabet uses letters to represent sounds.