hiragana
pronunciation
How to pronounce hiragana in British English:
UK [ˌhɪrəˈɡɑːnə]
How to pronounce hiragana in American English:
US [ ˌhɪrəˈɡɑːnə]
Word Origin
- hiragana (n.)
- from Japanese hiragana, from hira "plain" + kana "borrowed letter(s)."
Example
- 1. Japanese has 3 main writing systems : hiragana , katakana and kanji .
- 2. Hiragana and katakana put together are known collectively as the " kana " .
- 3. Unlike our roman characters , each character , whether hiragana , katakana , or kanji , is square and of identical size .
- 4. Many campaign posters for japan 's general election on august 30th print the candidate 's name in hiragana , a rudimentary , phonetic script first taught to children , rather than the kanji .
- 5. Chinese pictograms were , for example , dismantled to form two entirely new alphabets , hiragana and katakana , while a new set of japanese readings was imposed on the original chinese characters .