hiragana

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See also: Hiragana and hiraganą

English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

hiragana (countable and uncountable, plural hiraganas or hiragana)

  1. (uncountable) 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.
  2. A letter of this syllabary.

Translations

Czech

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 平(ひら)仮(が)名(な) (hiragana).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: hi‧ra‧ga‧na

Noun

hiragana f

  1. hiragana

Declension

Declension of hiragana (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative hiragana hiragany
genitive hiragany hiragan
dative hiraganě hiraganám
accusative hiraganu hiragany
vocative hiragano hiragany
locative hiraganě hiraganách
instrumental hiraganou hiraganami

See also

Further reading

  • “hiragana”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
  • “hiragana”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhirɑɡɑnɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): hi‧ra‧ga‧na

Noun

hiragana

  1. hiragana (syllabary)
  2. hiragana (letter of the syllabary)

Declension

Inflection of hiragana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative hiragana hiraganat
genitive hiraganan hiraganojen
partitive hiraganaa hiraganoja
illative hiraganaan hiraganoihin
singular plural
nominative hiragana hiraganat
accusative nom. hiragana hiraganat
gen. hiraganan
genitive hiraganan hiraganojen
hiraganain rare
partitive hiraganaa hiraganoja
inessive hiraganassa hiraganoissa
elative hiraganasta hiraganoista
illative hiraganaan hiraganoihin
adessive hiraganalla hiraganoilla
ablative hiraganalta hiraganoilta
allative hiraganalle hiraganoille
essive hiraganana hiraganoina
translative hiraganaksi hiraganoiksi
abessive hiraganatta hiraganoitta
instructive — hiraganoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hiragana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hiraganani hiraganani
accusative nom. hiraganani hiraganani
gen. hiraganani
genitive hiraganani hiraganojeni
hiraganaini rare
partitive hiraganaani hiraganojani
inessive hiraganassani hiraganoissani
elative hiraganastani hiraganoistani
illative hiraganaani hiraganoihini
adessive hiraganallani hiraganoillani
ablative hiraganaltani hiraganoiltani
allative hiraganalleni hiraganoilleni
essive hiragananani hiraganoinani
translative hiraganakseni hiraganoikseni
abessive hiraganattani hiraganoittani
instructive — —
comitative — hiraganoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hiraganasi hiraganasi
accusative nom. hiraganasi hiraganasi
gen. hiraganasi
genitive hiraganasi hiraganojesi
hiraganaisi rare
partitive hiraganaasi hiraganojasi
inessive hiraganassasi hiraganoissasi
elative hiraganastasi hiraganoistasi
illative hiraganaasi hiraganoihisi
adessive hiraganallasi hiraganoillasi
ablative hiraganaltasi hiraganoiltasi
allative hiraganallesi hiraganoillesi
essive hiragananasi hiraganoinasi
translative hiraganaksesi hiraganoiksesi
abessive hiraganattasi hiraganoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — hiraganoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hiraganamme hiraganamme
accusative nom. hiraganamme hiraganamme
gen. hiraganamme
genitive hiraganamme hiraganojemme
hiraganaimme rare
partitive hiraganaamme hiraganojamme
inessive hiraganassamme hiraganoissamme
elative hiraganastamme hiraganoistamme
illative hiraganaamme hiraganoihimme
adessive hiraganallamme hiraganoillamme
ablative hiraganaltamme hiraganoiltamme
allative hiraganallemme hiraganoillemme
essive hiragananamme hiraganoinamme
translative hiraganaksemme hiraganoiksemme
abessive hiraganattamme hiraganoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — hiraganoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hiragananne hiragananne
accusative nom. hiragananne hiragananne
gen. hiragananne
genitive hiragananne hiraganojenne
hiraganainne rare
partitive hiraganaanne hiraganojanne
inessive hiraganassanne hiraganoissanne
elative hiraganastanne hiraganoistanne
illative hiraganaanne hiraganoihinne
adessive hiraganallanne hiraganoillanne
ablative hiraganaltanne hiraganoiltanne
allative hiraganallenne hiraganoillenne
essive hiraganananne hiraganoinanne
translative hiraganaksenne hiraganoiksenne
abessive hiraganattanne hiraganoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — hiraganoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative hiraganansa hiraganansa
accusative nom. hiraganansa hiraganansa
gen. hiraganansa
genitive hiraganansa hiraganojensa
hiraganainsa rare
partitive hiraganaansa hiraganojaan
hiraganojansa
inessive hiraganassaan
hiraganassansa 		hiraganoissaan
hiraganoissansa
elative hiraganastaan
hiraganastansa 		hiraganoistaan
hiraganoistansa
illative hiraganaansa hiraganoihinsa
adessive hiraganallaan
hiraganallansa 		hiraganoillaan
hiraganoillansa
ablative hiraganaltaan
hiraganaltansa 		hiraganoiltaan
hiraganoiltansa
allative hiraganalleen
hiraganallensa 		hiraganoilleen
hiraganoillensa
essive hiragananaan
hiragananansa 		hiraganoinaan
hiraganoinansa
translative hiraganakseen
hiraganaksensa 		hiraganoikseen
hiraganoiksensa
abessive hiraganattaan
hiraganattansa 		hiraganoittaan
hiraganoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — hiraganoineen
hiraganoinensa

Anagrams

French

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Pronunciation

Noun

hiragana m (plural hiraganas)

  1. hiragana

Japanese

Romanization

hiragana

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ひらがな

Polish

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hiragana

Etymology

Borrowed from English hiragana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xi.raˈɡa.na/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: hi‧ra‧ga‧na

Noun

hiragana f

  1. hiragana (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)
    Coordinate terms: kanji, katakana

Declension

Declension of hiragana
singular
nominative hiragana
genitive hiragany
dative hiraganie
accusative hiraganę
instrumental hiraganą
locative hiraganie
vocative hiragano

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: hi‧ra‧ga‧na

Noun

hiragana m (uncountable)

  1. hiragana (Japanese syllabary)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Japanese 平仮名 (hiragana).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xiraɡǎna/
  • Hyphenation: hi‧ra‧ga‧na

Noun

hiragàna f (Cyrillic spelling хирага̀на)

  1. hiragana

Declension

Declension of hiragana
singular
nominative hiragàna
genitive hiragane
dative hiragani
accusative hiraganu
vocative hiragano
locative hiragani
instrumental hiraganom
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