Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hentaigana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hen-taigana
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A character belonging to obsolete, now non-standard hiragana.

Example Sentences

"Modern hiragana is a descendant of various earlier versions now usually called hentaigana."

Etymology

From Japanese 変(へん)体(たい)仮(が)名(な) (hentaigana).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Frequently Paired Words

hiragana katakana man'yōgana

Rhymes With

montana banana ghana ana dana nana nirvana mana guyana botswana americana tijuana

Questions

What does hentaigana mean?: A character belonging to obsolete, now non-standard hiragana.
Where does hentaigana come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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