hiragana

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English[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese (ひら)()() (hiragana).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

hiragana (countable and uncountable, plural hiraganas or hiragana)

  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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Translations[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese (ひら)()() (hiragana).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhirɑɡɑnɑ/, [ˈhirɑˌɡɑnɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
  • Syllabification(key): hi‧ra‧ga‧na

Noun[edit]

hiragana

  1. hiragana (syllabary)
  2. hiragana (letter of the syllabary)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of hiragana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative hiragana hiraganat
genitive hiraganan hiraganojen
partitive hiraganaa hiraganoja
illative hiraganaan hiraganoihin
singular plural
nominative hiragana hiraganat
accusative nom. hiragana hiraganat
gen. hiraganan
genitive hiraganan hiraganojen
hiraganainrare
partitive hiraganaa hiraganoja
inessive hiraganassa hiraganoissa
elative hiraganasta hiraganoista
illative hiraganaan hiraganoihin
adessive hiraganalla hiraganoilla
ablative hiraganalta hiraganoilta
allative hiraganalle hiraganoille
essive hiraganana hiraganoina
translative hiraganaksi hiraganoiksi
instructive hiraganoin
abessive hiraganatta hiraganoitta
comitative hiraganoineen
Possessive forms of hiragana (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person hiraganani hiraganamme
2nd person hiraganasi hiragananne
3rd person hiraganansa

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /i.ʁa.ɡa.na/, /hi.ʁa.ɡa.na/

Noun[edit]

hiragana m (plural hiraganas)

  1. hiragana

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

hiragana

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ひらがな

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese 平仮名 (hiragana).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /xi.raˈɡa.na/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: hi‧ra‧ga‧na

Noun[edit]

hiragana f

  1. hiragana

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • hiragana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hiragana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

hiragana m (uncountable)

  1. hiragana (Japanese syllabary)

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese 平仮名 (hiragana).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /xiraɡǎna/
  • Hyphenation: hi‧ra‧ga‧na

Noun[edit]

hiragàna f (Cyrillic spelling хирага̀на)

  1. hiragana

Declension[edit]