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    3. 伊呂波

    伊呂波

    伊い呂ろ波は

    traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary

    KMT8CoreNounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab21 strokes

    以呂波色葉伊呂葉

    いろはイロハ

    Noun

    1.
    traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    fundamentals, the ABCs of ...
    word usually written using kana alone

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    彼かれは日に本ほん語ごの伊い呂ろ波はから学まなび始はじめた。

    He started learning from the ABCs of Japanese.

    KMT7EducationCore Concepts
    伊い呂ろ波は歌うたは、日に本ほん語ごの仮か名なを全すべて一いち度どずつ使つかって作つくられた歌うたです。

    The Iroha song is a poem created using each Japanese kana character exactly once.

    KMT8Core ConceptsCulture & Traditions
    子こ供どもたちは伊い呂ろ波は順じゅんに文じをおぼえ字るれんしゅうを覚 える練 習 をした。

    The children practiced memorizing characters in Iroha order.

    KMT8Core ConceptsEducation
    伊い呂ろ波は歌うたは平へい安あん時じ代だいに作つくられたとされており、日に本ほんの文ぶん化かに深ふかく根ね付づいている。

    The Iroha song is said to have been created in the Heian period and is deeply rooted in Japanese culture.

    KMT8HistoryCulture & TraditionsCore Concepts
    この分ぶん野やの専せん門もん家かになるには、まずその伊い呂ろ波はを完かん全ぜんに理り解かいする必ひつ要ようがある。

    To become an expert in this field, one must first completely understand its fundamentals.

    KMT9EducationWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    伊
    かれ…(6)
    Italy・that one
    呂
    せぼね…(4)
    spine・backbone
    波
    なみ…(5)
    waves・billows・Poland
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