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平仮名(ひらがな)hiragana, cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

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    1. Noun

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      hiragana, cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

      Usually written using kana alone,

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    平仮名 【ひらがな】

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      平仮名(ひらがな)片仮名(かたかな)漢字(かんじ)勉強(べんきょう)する。

      I will study Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. {hiragana, cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)}

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      日本語(にほんご)では48字(よんじゅうはちじ)平仮名(ひらがな)使(つか)われている。

      In Japanese, 48 hiragana characters are used. {hiragana, cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)}

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      「へ」という文字(もじ)は、平仮名(ひらがな)でも片仮名(かたかな)でも(おな)(かたち)です。

      The character 'he' has the same shape in both Hiragana and Katakana. {hiragana, cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)}

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      平仮名(ひらがな)という文字(もじ)は、平安(へいあん)初期(しょき)から中期(ちゅうき)にかけては女性(じょせい)文字(もじ)だったとか。

      The characters called Hiragana were considered women's script from the early to middle Heian period. {hiragana, cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)}

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      歴史(れきし)授業(じゅぎょう)で、平仮名(ひらがな)片仮名(かたかな)といった文字(もじ)漢字(かんじ)(もと)にして()まれたことを(なら)いました。

      In history class, I learned that characters such as Hiragana and Katakana were developed based on Chinese characters. {hiragana, cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)}

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