hiragana

Etymology

From Japanese 平(ひら)仮(が)名(な) (hiragana).

noun

  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.

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