Meaning

Primary

Hiragana

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Remember how you learned that 仮名 means "kana?" Well this is flat kana. Flat kana is just hiragana.

Reading

ひらがな
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

You should know the reading for this word because it's the same as the English meaning.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 平仮名の名前

    name in hiragana

    平仮名の文

    hiragana writing

    平仮名の部分

    the hiragana part

Context Sentences

平仮名は読めるけど書けません。

I can read hiragana but I can’t write it.

平仮名でかいていただけませんか?

Could you write it in hiragana, please?

ビエトが、平仮名を五分で全部おぼえられるアプリを開発しました。

Viet developed an app that makes it so people can memorize all hiragana in five minutes.

Kanji Composition