Advertisement

Advertisement

hiragana

[ heer-uh-gah-nuh; Japanese hee-rah-gah-nah ]

noun

  1. the cursive and more widely used of the two Japanese syllabaries.


hiragana

/ ˌhɪərəˈɡɑːnə /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of hiragana1

1815–25; < Japanese, equivalent to hira ordinary (earlier f ( y ) ira < *pira ) + -gana, combining form of kana kana
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of hiragana1

from Japanese: flat kana

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


hirableHirakata