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hiragana
[ heer-uh-gah-nuh; Japanese hee-rah-gah-nah ]
noun
- the cursive and more widely used of the two Japanese syllabaries.
hiragana
/ ?丑??谤??ɡɑ?苍? /
noun
- one of the Japanese systems of syllabic writing based on Chinese cursive ideograms. The more widely used of the two current systems, it is employed in newspapers and general literature Compare katakana
榶心vlog History and Origins
榶心vlog History and Origins
Origin of hiragana1
Example Sentences
A bonus: During last week’s Spelling Bees, fewer players found “hiragana” than any other word — except one.
A few of the nonsymbolic symbols on the acrylic tiles resemble Japanese hiragana.
“I loved the Japanese language,” she writes, “and, more than anything, Japanese literature written with the three distinct systems of Japanese writing: graceful hiragana ひらがな, spartan katakana カタカナ, and dense kanji 漢字.”
In a similar vein, Kana Quest is a sliding block puzzle game that’s designed to teach you Japanese hiragana and katakana characters.
The Striker keycaps use the blue hues of the Japanese national soccer team and feature both English and Hiragana characters.
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