HIRAGANA

Meaning of HIRAGANA in English

[ ˌhɪrə'gα:nə , ˌhɪərə- ]

■ noun the more cursive form of syllabic writing used in Japanese, primarily used for function words and inflections.

Origin

Japanese, 'plain kana'.

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HIRAGANA — noun Etymology: Japanese, from hira- ordinary + kana syllabary Date: 1859 the cursive script that is one of two sets …
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HIRAGANA — |hirə|gänə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Japanese, literally, flat kana : the cursive script that is one of two sets …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIRAGANA — /hear'euh gah"neuh/ ; Japn. /hee"rddah gah"nah/ , n. the cursive and more widely used of the two Japanese syllabaries. Cf. …
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HIRAGANA — n. one of two standard syllabaries associated with the Japanese writing system
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HIRAGANA — noun Etymology: Japanese, from hira- ordinary + kana syllabary Date: 1859 : the cursive script that is one of two …
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HIRAGANA — [hi.ra.ga.na] n [Jp, fr. hira- ordinary + kana syllabary] (1859): the cursive script that is one of two sets of …
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HIRAGANA — hiragana BrE AmE ˌhɪər ə ˈɡɑːn ə ˌhɪr- AmE ˌhiː rə- —Japanese [ çi ˌɾa ˈŋa na, -ˈɡa-, -ŋa- \]
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HIRAGANA — / ˌhɪrəˈgɑːnə; NAmE / noun [ U ] (from Japanese ) a set of symbols used in Japanese writing —compare …
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HIRAGANA — < Japanese > The cursive formed Japanese kana syllabary. Hiragana is mostly used for grammatical particles, verb-inflection, and Japanese words …
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HIRAGANA — n. Pronunciation: ˌ hir- ə - ' gä-n ə Function: noun Etymology: Japanese, from hira- ordinary + kana syllabary Date: …
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JAPANESE WRITING SYSTEM — System of modified Chinese characters used for writing the Japanese language . The Japanese developed a mixed system, partly logographic …
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KATAKANA — |käd.ə|känə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Japanese, from kata side + kana : a set of symbols for writing Japanese …
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KANA-MAJIRI — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmäjərē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Japanese, from kana + majiri mixture : the standard form of Japanese writing consisting …
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KANA — ˈkänə noun ( plural kana or kanas ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Japanese 1. a. : a Japanese system of …
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KATAKANA — /kah'teuh kah"neuh/ ; Japn. /kah"tah kah"nah/ , n. the more angular, less commonly used of the two Japanese syllabaries. Cf. …
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KANA — /kah"neuh/ ; Japn. /kah"nah/ , n. a Japanese syllabic script consisting of 71 symbols and having two written varieties. Cf. …
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KATAKANA — noun Etymology: Japanese, from kata part + kana kana Date: 1727 : the form of Japanese syllabic writing used especially …
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KANA — noun ( plural kana ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Japanese Date: 1727 : a Japanese system of syllabic writing having …
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KATAKANA — [ka.ta.ka.na] n [Jp, fr. kata part + kana kana] (1727): the form of Japanese syllabic writing used esp. for scientific …
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KANA — [ka.na] n, pl kana often attrib [Jp] (1727): a Japanese system of syllabic writing having characters that can be used …
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KANJI — in Japanese writing, characters adapted from Chinese characters and usually employed for writing nouns, verb roots, adjectives, and other important …
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KANA — two parallel modern Japanese syllabaries (katakana and hiragana), each of which independently represents all the sounds of the Japanese language. …
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KATAKANA — / ˌkætəˈkɑːnə; NAmE / noun [ U ] (from Japanese ) a set of symbols used in Japanese writing, used …
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