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How to say 'Hiragana' in Japanese | 平仮名

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The Japanese word for Hiragana is 'Hiragana', written as 平仮名 in Japanese.'Hiragana' in hiragana is ひらがな.

    word

    平仮名

    Meaning

    Hiragana

    Reading

    ひらがな

    hiragana

    Kanji

    平Flat 仮Temporary 名Name

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '平仮名 (ひらがな)' refers to the hiragana script, one of the three main writing systems used in Japanese. Hiragana is a phonetic script consisting of 46 basic characters, each representing a specific syllable. It is primarily used for native Japanese words, grammatical elements, and words without kanji. Example sentences: I am learning hiragana「私は平仮名を勉強しています」(わたしはひらがなをべんきょうしています). This word is written in hiragana「この言葉は平仮名で書かれています」(このことばはひらがなでかかれています).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    372

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 平仮名

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    平

    Meaning

    Flat

  • kanji

    仮

    Meaning

    Temporary

  • kanji

    名

    Meaning

    Name

Words Related to 平仮名 Through the Kanji 平

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 平 as well.

  • word

    平和

    Meaning

    Peace

  • word

    平成

    Meaning

    Heisei

  • word

    水平

    Meaning

    Horizontal, Level

  • word

    水平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    公平

    Meaning

    Fair

  • word

    平

    Meaning

    Flat

  • word

    平面

    Meaning

    Plane

  • word

    平気

    Meaning

    Fine, Unfazed

  • word

    平行

    Meaning

    Parallel

  • word

    不平

    Meaning

    Complaint

  • word

    地平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    平野

    Meaning

    Plain

  • word

    平たい

    Meaning

    Flat

  • word

    平方

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    平日

    Meaning

    Weekday

  • word

    平均

    Meaning

    Average

  • word

    平等

    Meaning

    Equality

  • word

    不平等

    Meaning

    Inequality

  • word

    不公平

    Meaning

    Unfair

  • word

    平凡

    Meaning

    Ordinary

Words Related to 平仮名 Through the Kanji 仮

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 仮 as well.

  • word

    片仮名

    Meaning

    Katakana

  • word

    仮令

    Meaning

    Even

  • word

    送り仮名

    Meaning

    Okurigana

  • word

    仮

    Meaning

    Temporary

  • word

    仮に

    Meaning

    Temporarily, Hypothetically

  • word

    仮名遣い

    Meaning

    Kana usage

  • word

    仮名

    Meaning

    Kana

  • word

    仮説

    Meaning

    Hypothesis

  • word

    振り仮名

    Meaning

    Furigana

Words Related to 平仮名 Through the Kanji 名

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 名 as well.

  • word

    名

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    片仮名

    Meaning

    Katakana

  • word

    名前

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    名字

    Meaning

    Surname

  • word

    有名

    Meaning

    Famous

  • word

    送り仮名

    Meaning

    Okurigana

  • word

    人名

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    国名

    Meaning

    Country name

  • word

    名称

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    名誉

    Meaning

    Honor

  • word

    宛名

    Meaning

    Addressee

  • word

    大名

    Meaning

    Feudal lord

  • word

    仮名遣い

    Meaning

    Kana usage

  • word

    名乗る

    Meaning

    Introduce

  • word

    名付ける

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    名詞

    Meaning

    Noun

  • word

    名義

    Meaning

    Name, Title

  • word

    署名

    Meaning

    Signature

  • word

    仮名

    Meaning

    Kana

  • word

    地名

    Meaning

    Placename

  • word

    名人

    Meaning

    Master

  • word

    名所

    Meaning

    Famous place

  • word

    名物

    Meaning

    Specialty

  • word

    題名

    Meaning

    Title

  • word

    名刺

    Meaning

    Business card

  • word

    名札

    Meaning

    Name tag

  • word

    振り仮名

    Meaning

    Furigana

  • word

    代名詞

    Meaning

    Pronoun

  • word

    名簿

    Meaning

    Roster

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