平仮名
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 平 | 仮 | 名 |
| ひら Grade: 3 |
か > が Grade: 5 |
な Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 平假名 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Compound of 平 (hira, “flat, smooth”) + 仮名 (kana). The kana changes to gana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
- hiragana, a Japanese syllabary script
- 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 242:
- Firagana. ヒラガナ (平仮名) 日本の文字の一種.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.