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    3. 平仮名

    平仮名

    平ひら仮が名な

    hiragana

    N2KMT10News #36+1CoreNounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab17 strokes

    ひら仮名

    ひらがな

    Noun

    1.
    hiragana, cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
    word usually written using kana alone

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    これは平ひら仮が名なで書かかれている。

    This is written in hiragana.

    KMT2Core ConceptsEducation
    子こ供どもたちはまず平ひら仮が名なから日に本ほん語ごを学まなぶ。

    Children first learn Japanese starting with hiragana.

    KMT9Core ConceptsEducation
    日に本ほん語ごの文ぶん章しょうは、漢かん字じと平ひら仮が名なとカタカナで構こう成せいされている。

    Japanese sentences are composed of kanji, hiragana, and katakana.

    KMT10Core ConceptsEducation
    平ひら仮が名なは、漢かん字じを崩くずして作つくられた表ひょう音おん文も字じである。

    Hiragana are phonetic characters created by simplifying kanji.

    KMT10Core ConceptsEducationHistory
    古こ文もん書じょの中なかには、平ひら仮が名なが多おおく使つかわれているものもある。

    Among ancient documents, there are some that use a lot of hiragana.

    KMT10Core ConceptsHistoryLiterature

    Kanji that make up this word

    平
    たい.ら・たい.らげる・ひら…(10)
    even・flat・peace
    仮
    かり・かり-…(2)
    sham・temporary・interim・assumed (name)・informal
    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
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