hiragana in English

noun
1
the more cursive and more widely used form of kana (syllabic writing) used in Japanese, especially used for function words and inflections.
In modern written Japanese, kanji, hiragana , and katakana are combined.

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1. You must use hiragana and katakana appropriately.

2. In 1900, the system was simplified so each syllable had only one hiragana.

3. It represents an intermediate cursive form between historic man'yōgana script and modern hiragana.

4. Omoro Sōshi (1531–1623), a noted Ryukyuan song collection, was mainly written in hiragana.

5. In Japanese, any unconverted character INPUT attribute is a Hiragana, Katakana , or alphanumeric character.

6. Originating from cursive forms of the man'yōgana characters, commonly occurring sōgana were further adapted and by the early eleventh century had evolved into the forms of modern hiragana.

7. Japanese names are usually written in kanji (Chinese characters), although some names use hiragana or even katakana, or a mixture of kanji and kana.