hiragana
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hiragana /ˌhɪrəˈgɑːnə, ˌhɪərə-/
▶noun the more cursive form of syllabic writing used in Japanese, primarily used for function words and inflections.
– origin Japanese, ‘plain kana’.
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