English

Proper noun

Hiragana

1. Alternative spelling of hiragana

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiʀaˈɡaːna/

Noun

Hiragana n ‎(genitive Hiragana, plural Hiragana)

1. hiragana (Japanese syllabary)

English

Noun

hiragana ‎(plural hiraganas or hiragana)

1. (uncountable) 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.
2. A letter of this syllabary.

Related terms

• hentaigana
• katakana
• man'yōgana

See also

• Index:Japanese Kana

Translations

Japanese

Romanization

hiragana

1. rōmaji reading of ひらがな

Polish

Etymology

From Japanese 平仮名 ‎(hiragana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xiraˈɡana/

Noun

hiragana f

1. hiragana

Declension

Portuguese

Noun

hiragana m (uncountable)

1. hiragana (Japanese syllabary)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Japanese 平仮名 ‎(hiragana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xiraɡǎna/
• Hyphenation: hi‧ra‧ga‧na

Noun

hiragàna f ‎(Cyrillic spelling хирага̀на)

1. hiragana

Declension