Writing Japanese in kana (hiragana and katakana) demonstrates the moraic system of writing; for example, in the two-syllable word "mōra", the "ō" is a long vowel and counts as two morae.
Writing Japanese in kana (hiragana and katakana) is said by thsoe scholars who use the term "mora" to demonstrate a moraic system of writing. For example, in the two-syllable word "mōra", the "ō" is a long vowel and counts as two morae.