hiragana

See also: Hiragana and hiraganą

English

Alternative forms

• hirakana, firagana (archaic)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhɪ.ɹəˈɡæ.nə/, /ˌhɪ.ɹəˈɡɑː.nə/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ænə, -ɑːnə

Noun

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.

Related terms

• hentaigana
• katakana
• man'yōgana

Translations

Japanese syllabary

• Arabic: هِيرَاغَانَا (ar) f (hiraḡānā)

  Hijazi Arabic: هيراقانا f (hīrāgāna)

• Armenian: հիրագանա (hiragana)
• Belarusian: хіра́гана f (xiráhana), хірага́на f (xirahána)
• Bulgarian: хирагана f (hiragana)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 平假名 (zh) (píngjiǎmíng)

• Czech: hiragana (cs) f
• Finnish: hiragana (fi)
• French: hiragana (fr) m
• Georgian: ჰირაგანა (hiragana)
• German: Hiragana (de) n
• Greek: χιραγκάνα (el) (chiragkána)
• Hebrew: היראגאנה
• Hindi: हीरागाना (hīrāgānā)
• Indonesian: hiragana
• Japanese: 平仮名 (ja) (ひらがな, hiragana)
• Korean: 히라가나 (ko) (hiragana)
• Macedonian: хирагана f (hiragana)
• Malay: hiragana
• Marathi: हिरागाना f (hirāgānā)
• Mongolian: хирагана (xiragana)
• Persian: هیراگانا
• Polish: hiragana (pl) f
• Portuguese: hiragana (pt) m
• Russian: хира́гана (ru) f (xirágana), хирага́на (ru) f (xiragána)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: хирагана f

  Roman: hiragana (sh) f

• Spanish: hiragana (es)
• Swedish: hiragana (sv) c
• Thai: ฮิระงะนะ (th) (hí-rá-ngá-ná)
• Ukrainian: хіра́ґана f (xirágana), хіраґа́на f (xiragána)
• Vietnamese: hiragana (vi), chữ mềm

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 平(ひら)仮(が)名(な) (hiragana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɪraɡana]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: hi‧ra‧ga‧na

Noun

hiragana f

1. hiragana

Declension

Declension of hiragana (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	hiragana	hiragany
genitive	hiragany	hiragan
dative	hiraganě	hiraganám
accusative	hiraganu	hiragany
vocative	hiragano	hiragany
locative	hiraganě	hiraganách
instrumental	hiraganou	hiraganami

See also

• japonština
• kandži n
• katakana

Further reading

• “hiragana”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “hiragana”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

hiragana

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

Declension

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 hiraganain rare
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
abessive		hiraganatta	hiraganoitta
instructive		—	hiraganoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hiragana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hiraganani hiraganani accusative nom. hiraganani hiraganani gen. hiraganani genitive hiraganani hiraganojeni hiraganaini rare partitive hiraganaani hiraganojani inessive hiraganassani hiraganoissani elative hiraganastani hiraganoistani illative hiraganaani hiraganoihini adessive hiraganallani hiraganoillani ablative hiraganaltani hiraganoiltani allative hiraganalleni hiraganoilleni essive hiragananani hiraganoinani translative hiraganakseni hiraganoikseni abessive hiraganattani hiraganoittani instructive — — comitative — hiraganoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hiraganasi hiraganasi accusative nom. hiraganasi hiraganasi gen. hiraganasi genitive hiraganasi hiraganojesi hiraganaisi rare partitive hiraganaasi hiraganojasi inessive hiraganassasi hiraganoissasi elative hiraganastasi hiraganoistasi illative hiraganaasi hiraganoihisi adessive hiraganallasi hiraganoillasi ablative hiraganaltasi hiraganoiltasi allative hiraganallesi hiraganoillesi essive hiragananasi hiraganoinasi translative hiraganaksesi hiraganoiksesi abessive hiraganattasi hiraganoittasi instructive — — comitative — hiraganoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hiraganamme hiraganamme accusative nom. hiraganamme hiraganamme gen. hiraganamme genitive hiraganamme hiraganojemme hiraganaimme rare partitive hiraganaamme hiraganojamme inessive hiraganassamme hiraganoissamme elative hiraganastamme hiraganoistamme illative hiraganaamme hiraganoihimme adessive hiraganallamme hiraganoillamme ablative hiraganaltamme hiraganoiltamme allative hiraganallemme hiraganoillemme essive hiragananamme hiraganoinamme translative hiraganaksemme hiraganoiksemme abessive hiraganattamme hiraganoittamme instructive — — comitative — hiraganoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hiragananne hiragananne accusative nom. hiragananne hiragananne gen. hiragananne genitive hiragananne hiraganojenne hiraganainne rare partitive hiraganaanne hiraganojanne inessive hiraganassanne hiraganoissanne elative hiraganastanne hiraganoistanne illative hiraganaanne hiraganoihinne adessive hiraganallanne hiraganoillanne ablative hiraganaltanne hiraganoiltanne allative hiraganallenne hiraganoillenne essive hiraganananne hiraganoinanne translative hiraganaksenne hiraganoiksenne abessive hiraganattanne hiraganoittanne instructive — — comitative — hiraganoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hiraganansa hiraganansa accusative nom. hiraganansa hiraganansa gen. hiraganansa genitive hiraganansa hiraganojensa hiraganainsa rare partitive hiraganaansa hiraganojaan hiraganojansa inessive hiraganassaan hiraganassansa hiraganoissaan hiraganoissansa elative hiraganastaan hiraganastansa hiraganoistaan hiraganoistansa illative hiraganaansa hiraganoihinsa adessive hiraganallaan hiraganallansa hiraganoillaan hiraganoillansa ablative hiraganaltaan hiraganaltansa hiraganoiltaan hiraganoiltansa allative hiraganalleen hiraganallensa hiraganoilleen hiraganoillensa essive hiragananaan hiragananansa hiraganoinaan hiraganoinansa translative hiraganakseen hiraganaksensa hiraganoikseen hiraganoiksensa abessive hiraganattaan hiraganattansa hiraganoittaan hiraganoittansa instructive — — comitative — hiraganoineen hiraganoinensa

Anagrams

• hangaari

French

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Switzerland):

  (file)

Noun

hiragana m (plural hiraganas)

1. hiragana

Japanese

Romanization

hiragana

1. Rōmaji transcription of ひらがな

Polish

hiragana

Etymology

Borrowed from English hiragana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xi.raˈɡa.na/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: hi‧ra‧ga‧na

Noun

hiragana f

1. hiragana (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)

   Coordinate terms: kanji, katakana

Declension

Declension of hiragana

	singular
nominative	hiragana
genitive	hiragany
dative	hiraganie
accusative	hiraganę
instrumental	hiraganą
locative	hiraganie
vocative	hiragano

Further reading

• hiragana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ɾaˈɡɐ̃.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ɾaˈɡɐ̃.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ɾaˈɡɐ.na/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ɾɐˈɡɐ.nɐ/ [i.ɾɐˈɣɐ.nɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ɾɐˈɡɐ.nɐ/ [i.ɾɐˈɣɐ.nɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ɾɐˈɡa.nɐ/ [i.ɾɐˈɣa.nɐ]

• Hyphenation: hi‧ra‧ga‧na

Noun

hiragana m (uncountable)

1. hiragana (Japanese syllabary)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Japanese 平仮名 (hiragana).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

hiragàna f (Cyrillic spelling хирага̀на)

1. hiragana

Declension

Declension of hiragana

	singular
nominative	hiragàna
genitive	hiragane
dative	hiragani
accusative	hiraganu
vocative	hiragano
locative	hiragani
instrumental	hiraganom