hiragana

H4I1R1A1G2A1N1A1
/ˌhɪ.ɹəˈɡæ.nə//ˌhɪ.ɹəˈɡɑː.nə/

noun

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.

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Meanings

hiragana1

nounhiragana (countable and uncountable, plural hiraganas or hiragana)

plural hiraganas · alternative archaic hirakana · alternative archaic firagana

  1. uncountableThe 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. countableuncountableA letter of this syllabary.

Hiragana2

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of hiragana.

Origin

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

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Translations

Arabic هِيرَاغَانَا
  • هِيرَاغَانَا (hiraḡānā)Japanese syllabary
Bulgarian хирагана
  • хираганаJapanese syllabary
Chinese Mandarin 平假名
  • 平假名 (píngjiǎmíng)Japanese syllabary
Czech hiragana
  • hiraganaJapanese syllabary
Finnish hiragana
  • hiraganaJapanese syllabary
French hiragana
  • hiraganaJapanese syllabary
German Hiragana
  • HiraganaJapanese syllabary
Greek χιραγκάνα
  • χιραγκάνα (chiragkána)Japanese syllabary
Hebrew היראגאנה
  • היראגאנהJapanese syllabary
Hindi हीरागाना, हिरागाना
  • हीरागाना (hīrāgānā)Japanese syllabary
  • हिरागाना (hirāgānā)Japanese syllabary
Indonesian hiragana
  • hiraganaJapanese syllabary
Japanese 平仮名
  • 平仮名Japanese syllabary
Korean 히라가나
  • 히라가나Japanese syllabary
Malay hiragana
  • hiraganaJapanese syllabary
Persian هیراگانا
  • هیراگاناJapanese syllabary
Polish hiragana
  • hiraganaJapanese syllabary
Portuguese hiragana
  • hiraganaJapanese syllabary
Russian хира́гана, хирага́на
  • хира́гана (xirágana)Japanese syllabary
  • хирага́на (xiragána)Japanese syllabary
Spanish hiragana
  • hiraganaJapanese syllabary
Swedish hiragana
  • hiraganaJapanese syllabary
Thai ฮิระงะนะ
  • ฮิระงะนะ (hí-rá-ngá-ná)Japanese syllabary
Ukrainian хіра́ґана, хіраґа́на
  • хіра́ґана (xirágana)Japanese syllabary
  • хіраґа́на (xiragána)Japanese syllabary
Vietnamese hiragana, chữ mềm
  • hiraganaJapanese syllabary
  • chữ mềmJapanese syllabary

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hiragana

IndianaLouisianaMontanaannaBotswanaghanaDianasavannahanadanaGuyananirvanaHannahAmericanaHavanajoannamanasavannananaSusannaTijuanaSusquehannaFermanaghiguana
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Anagrams

Rhagiana
Cite this entry
APA

hiragana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiragana

MLA

“hiragana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiragana. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hiragana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiragana.

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