hiragana

/ˌhɪ.ɹəˈɡæ.nə/ · noun

Meaning

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.

Related words

syllabary(English)kana(English)katakana(English)kanji(English)manyogana(English)man'yōgana(English)hanja(English)okurigana(English)morae(English)gana(English)cursive(English)mora(English)

Sources

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