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单词 hiragana
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Definition of hiragana in English:

hiragana

noun ˌhɪrəˈɡɑːnəˌhirəˈɡänə
mass noun
  • The more cursive form of kana (syllabic writing) used in Japanese, primarily used for function words and inflections.

    Compare with katakana
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Japanese grammar is in an easy script, hiragana, in which each symbol is a semi syllable, as in hi-ra-ga-na.
    • In modern written Japanese, kanji, hiragana, and katakana are combined.
    • I've pretty much done the hiragana and katakana sections now, which was a major stumbling block.
    • The main predictors of first graders’ reading speed were RAN tasks: kanji and hiragana.
    • The real principle at work is that hiragana is the default, while katakana is marked.

Origin

Japanese, 'plain kana'.

 
 

Definition of hiragana in US English:

hiragana

nounˌhirəˈɡänə
  • The more cursive and more widely used form of kana (syllabic writing) used in Japanese, especially used for function words and inflections.

    Compare with katakana
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Japanese grammar is in an easy script, hiragana, in which each symbol is a semi syllable, as in hi-ra-ga-na.
    • I've pretty much done the hiragana and katakana sections now, which was a major stumbling block.
    • The real principle at work is that hiragana is the default, while katakana is marked.
    • In modern written Japanese, kanji, hiragana, and katakana are combined.
    • The main predictors of first graders’ reading speed were RAN tasks: kanji and hiragana.

Origin

Japanese, ‘plain kana’.

 
 
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