平仮名

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Kanji in this term
ひら
Grade: 3
か > が
Grade: 5

Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
平假名 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of (hira, flat, smooth) +‎ 仮名 (kana). The kana changes to gana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ひら)()() (hiragana

  1. hiragana, a Japanese syllabary script

Synonyms

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See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN