hiragana

/ˌhɪ.ɹəˈɡæ.nə/

noun 2name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

different, possible, select

VERB + HIRAGANA

can't, haven't, mastered, prefer, read, using, write

HIRAGANA + NOUN

characters, input, japanese, kanji, katakana, myself, romaji, syllabaries

PREP.

in, in, with

ADV.

technically

Definitions

noun

The main syllabary for the Japanese language, used to represent native Japanese words, including particles, and when kanji is used, to represent verb and adjective endings.

A letter of this syllabary.

name

Alternative letter-case form of hiragana.

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The Japanese language has three different alphabets: hiragana, katakana and kanji.

Tatoeba · #4410549

Can you write that in hiragana please?

Tatoeba · #5701764

Technically hiragana is a syllabary, not an alphabet.

Tatoeba · #5701767

Hiragana represent sounds, but kanji represent ideas and concepts.

Tatoeba · #9194866

My katakana has never been good and I'm losing my ability to read hiragana.

Tatoeba · #9613035

Can you write the Japanese hiragana characters for a, i, u, e and o?

Tatoeba · #9802897

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