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noun
the cursive and more widely used of the two Japanese syllabaries.
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Hiragana
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| hiragana (ˌhɪərəˈɡɑːnə) | |
| —n | |
| Compare katakana one of the Japanese systems of syllabic writing based on Chinese cursive ideograms. The more widely used of the two current systems, it is employed in newspapers and general literature | |
| [from Japanese: flat kana] | |
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hiragana definition
JapaneseThe cursive formed Japanese kana syllabary. Hiragana is mostly used for grammatical particles, verb-inflection, and Japanese words which are not written in kanji or which are too difficult for an educated person to read or write in kanji. Hiragana are also used for furigana.
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