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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HIRAGANA

From Japanese: flat kana.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HIRAGANA

hiragana  [ˌhɪərəˈɡɑːnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIRAGANA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hiragana is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HIRAGANA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hiragana

Hiragana

Hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and in some cases rōmaji. Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems; they have corresponding character sets in which each kana, or character, represents one mora. Each kana is either a vowel such as "a"; a consonant followed by a vowel such as "ka"; or "n", a nasal sonorant which, depending on the context, sounds either like English m, n, or ng, or like the nasal vowels of French. Because the characters of the kana do not represent single consonants, the kana are referred to as syllabaries and not alphabets. Hiragana is used to write native words for which there are no kanji, including grammatical particles such as から kara "from", and suffixes such as さん ~san "Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms." Likewise, hiragana is used to write words whose kanji form is obscure, not known to the writer or readers, or too formal for the writing purpose.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HIRAGANA


Africana
ˌæfrɪˈkɑːnə
Americana
əˌmɛrɪˈkɑːnə
banana
bəˈnɑːnə
Botswana
bʊˈtʃwɑːnə
caragana
ˌkærəˈɡɑːnə
Fergana
fəˈɡɑːnə
Ferghana
fəˈɡɑːnə
garner
ˈɡɑːnə
Ghana
ˈɡɑːnə
Juliana
ˌdʒʊlɪˈɑːnə
kana
ˈkɑːnə
lana
ˈlɑːnə
Ljubljana
luːˈbljɑːnə
mana
ˈmɑːnə
marijuana
ˌmærɪˈhwɑːnə
nagana
nəˈɡɑːnə
nana
ˈnɑːnə
nirvana
nɪəˈvɑːnə
phrygana
frɪˈɡɑːnə
Tijuana
tiːˈwɑːnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIRAGANA

hirable
hirage
Hiram
hircine
hircocervus
hircosity
hire
hire car
hire charges
hire company
hire purchase
hire purchase agreement
hire-purchase
hireable
hiree
hireling
hirer
Hiri Motu
hiring
hiring-fair

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIRAGANA

Adana
ana
bandana
campana
Cana
Dana
Diana
Fata Morgana
French Guiana
Guiana
Guyana
Habana
Havana
Indiana
Louisiana
Ludhiana
Montana
organa
rana
Toscana

Synonyms and antonyms of hiragana in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hiragana» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIRAGANA

Find out the translation of hiragana to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hiragana from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hiragana» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

平假名
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hiragana
570 millions of speakers

English

hiragana
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हीरागाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هيراغانا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хирагана
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hiragana
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হিরাগানা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hiragana
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hiragana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hiragana
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ひらがな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

히라가나
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hiragana
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hiragana
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹிரங்கனா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हिरागण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hiragana
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hiragana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hiragana
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хирагана
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hiragana
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hiragana
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hiragana
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hiragana
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hiragana
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hiragana

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIRAGANA»

The term «hiragana» is regularly used and occupies the 62.011 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIRAGANA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hiragana

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIRAGANA»

Discover the use of hiragana in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hiragana and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Let's Learn Hiragana: First Book of Basic Japanese Writing
Being a workbook, it contains all the exercises that allow the student to master hiragana by the time the book has been finished.
Yasuko Kosaka Mitamura, 2012
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My First Hiragana Activity Book
Entertaining introduction to simple Japanese words -- from ahiru (duck) to yubi (finger). 336 ready-to-color illustrations accompany Japanese characters and English transliterations.
Yuko Green, 2000
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Japanese Hiragana for Beginners: First Steps to Mastering ...
Japanese Hiragana for Beginners makes learning hiragana fast and effective by using memorable picture mnemonics, along with clear explanations, examples and lots of fun exercises.
Timothy Stout, 2013
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Guide to Learning Hiragana & Katakana: First Steps to ...
This work presents a comprehensive overview of the two kana systems needed to read and write Japanese.
Kenneth G. Henshall, 2003
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Hiragana in 48 Minutes: Teachers' set
This set of flashcards is designed to support the teaching and learning of the Japanese syllabary. Students are encouraged to link the shape and the sound of the hiragana character with a familiar word, image or concept.
Hiroko C. Quackenbush, Mieko Ohso, 1999
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Hiragana/Katakana in 48 Minutes: Teacher guide
This teacher`s guide is a valuable companion to two very popular hiragana flashcard series, Hiragana in 48 Minutes.
Hiroko Quackenbush, Yvonne Broekman Vincent, 1999
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Easy hiragana: first steps to reading and writing basic Japanese
Designed to be easy to use, 'Easy Hiragana' features clear typography and layout with three different box sizes that provide ample space for writing.
Fujihiko Kaneda, Rika Samidori, 1989
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Japanese Hiragana & Katakana for Beginners: First Steps to ...
Japanese has 3 writing systems, all used together: hiragana, katakana and kanji. Japanese Hiragana & Katakana for Beginners helps newcomers learn how to use the first two systems' basic 92 characters to read, write and communicate.
Timothy G. Stout, 2011
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Remembering the Hiragana: A Complete Course on how to Teach ...
This book will help you teach yourself the writing and reading of all 46 characters each of Japanese hiragana and katakana syllabary from memory.
James W. Heisig, Helmut Morsbach, Kazue Kurebayashi, 2001
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Japanese Hiragana: An Introductory Japanese Language Workbook
An Introductory Japanese Language Workbook Jim Gleeson. li U It li li li li I) 1234 A tall person \\ se ga takai se - height,. 123 •I h * Pronounced 'wa' when indicating the subject of a sentence. li LA LA Hiragana - he, ho What is that? Practice % ...
Jim Gleeson, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIRAGANA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hiragana is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tasu Leech Is New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Character - Film
... the adopted logographic Chinese characters (hànzì) that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana and katakana. «/FILM, Jul 15»
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BE MY GUEST / Absorb kanji if you want to be an insider
Pronunciation is quite easy — that is if you learn via hiragana and not romaji. However, the limited number of sounds can hamper listening ... «The Japan News, Jul 15»
3
Fooling the man ain't easy
“Never mind the age of Kanji, I was stunned that no linguistic pedants raised the fact that Monday's Quote of the Day also contained Hiragana ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
The Digital Rice Paddle with Calories Counter – take every grain of …
So you won't encounter much in the way of hiragana or other Japanese lettering, making it easy to use no matter what country you're from. «Coolest Gadgets, Jul 15»
5
If that fire is 35% contained then she's 35% pregnant
A Japanese Hiragana keyboard has 85 keys. You can see one at lexlilogos.com. Read or Share this story: http://azc.cc/1IHjYqZ. «azcentral.com, Jul 15»
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Restaurant review: Both sides of The Hyde Out
... but it's delicious and wrapped in a seaweed belt to keep it from slithering off the clump of acidulated sushi rice, just like the Hiragana (conch). «Creative Loafing Tampa, Jul 15»
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Japan's Top 10 Scenic Train Trips–according to two “densha otaku …
... foreign country and not being able to speak the language and Japan gives you an added 'fear' with the writing – kanji, katakana & hiragana. «RocketNews24, Jul 15»
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100 Resources To Learn to Speak Another Language
Hiragana Lite This free version features basic Japanese Hiragana characters in simple flash card format. Learn English- PhotoFlashcards This ... «Pulse, Jun 15»
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U.S. rights report slams Japan on child abuse, prison conditions …
Here it is in hiragana: さよなら。 Clickonthewhatnow. Not sure why you think I'm Japanese, but all right, go away. Don't answer the questions I ... «The Japan Times, Jun 15»
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VOX POPULI: Sour but tasty--after plum blossoms comes the …
When the "dakuten" symbol (small 'voicing marks' that change a consonant's sound) is added to the hiragana phonetic letter for "ke" in the word ... «Asahi Shimbun, Jun 15»

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