What is a syllabic letter and term used?

A syllabic letter is a type of character in writing systems that represents a syllable rather than a single phoneme, such as a consonant or vowel. This concept is commonly found in syllabaries, where each symbol corresponds to a specific syllable. Examples of syllabic letters can be seen in scripts like Japanese kana (hiragana and katakana) and the Cherokee syllabary. The term "syllabic" emphasizes the relationship between the written symbol and the spoken syllable it represents.