Word Meaning 平仮名

ひらがな hiragana

平仮名 is read as ひらがな (hiragana) and means hiragana.

Meaning

English

hiragana
cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

Reading

Kana

ひらがな

Romaji

hiragana

Writing Variants

ひら仮名 ひらがな hiragana

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 片仮名 Rank 6855 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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平仮名表記

ひらがなひょうき

representation in hiragana

片仮名

かたかな

katakana

仮名

かめい

alias

送り仮名

おくりがな

kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word

仮名

かな

kana

振り仮名

ふりがな

furigana

上代仮名

じょうだいがな

cursive kanji form used as a syllabary (Heian period)

変体仮名

へんたいがな

non-standard kana

四つ仮名

よつがな

yotsugana

女仮名

おんながな

hiragana

男仮名

おとこがな

kanji used as phonetic symbols

万葉仮名

まんようがな

man'yōgana

Example Sentences

平仮名は書けるんだけど、片仮名はまだ書けないんだ。

I can write hiragana, but I can't yet write katakana.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 5 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.