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hiragana

/ˌhɪ.ɹəˈɡæ.nə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
hi-ra-gana
IPA
/ˌhɪ.ɹəˈɡæ.nə/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

noun

A letter of this syllabary.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Alternative letter-case form of hiragana.

Etymology

From Japanese 平(ひら)仮(が)名(な) (hiragana).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hiraganas (plural) hirakana (alternative, archaic) firagana (alternative, archaic)

Frequently Paired Words

hentaigana katakana man'yōgana

Rhymes With

anna indiana louisiana hannah diana banana ghana ana pro-ana savannah nana havana

Questions

How do you pronounce hiragana?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɪ.ɹəˈɡæ.nə/.
What does hiragana mean?
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.
Where does hiragana come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce hiragana

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