hiragana

See also: Hiragana

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

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

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhirɑɡɑnɑ/, [ˈhirɑˌɡɑnɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
  • Syllabification(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
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

French

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

Noun

hiragana m (plural hiraganas)

  1. hiragana

Japanese

Romanization

hiragana

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ひらがな

Polish

Etymology

From Japanese 平仮名 (hiragana).

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

Noun

hiragana f

  1. hiragana

Declension
Declension of hiragana
singular plural
nominative hiragana hiragany
genitive hiragany hiragan
dative hiraganie hiraganom
accusative hiraganę hiragany
instrumental hiraganą hiraganami
locative hiraganie hiraganach
vocative hiragano hiragany

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

Portuguese

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
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