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hiragana

hi ra ga na |ˌhi (ə )rəˈgänə ˌhɪrəˈɡɑnə | ▶noun the more cursive and more widely used form of kana (syllabic writing ) used in Japanese, esp. used for function words and inflections. Compare with katakana. ORIGIN Japanese, ‘plain kana. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

hiragana

hiragana |ˌhɪrəˈgɑːnə, ˌhɪərə -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] the more cursive form of kana (syllabic writing ) used in Japanese, primarily used for function words and inflections. Compare with katakana. ORIGIN Japanese, ‘plain kana ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Hiragana

Hi ra ga na Substantiv, feminin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , die oder das |Hirag a na |die Hiragana; Genitiv: der Hiragana oder das Hiragana; Genitiv: des Hiragana [s ] japanisch hiragana, zu: hira = glatt, eben und kana = Silbenschrift aus chinesischen Schriftzeichen durch Vereinfachung hervorgegangene, gerundete japanische Silbenschrift

 

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