伊呂波仮名
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||||
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伊 | 呂 | 波 | 仮 | 名 |
い Jinmeiyō (ateji) | ろ Grade: S (ateji) | は Grade: 3 (ateji) | かり > が Grade: 5 | な Grade: 1 |
goon | Irregular | kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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伊呂波假名 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
伊呂波 (Iroha) + 仮名 (kana), so called because historically, hiragana were arranged in 伊呂波順 (“Iroha order”), as opposed to katakana which were historically arranged in 五十音順 (literally “order of the fifty sounds”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) いろはがな [ìróháꜜgànà] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [iɾo̞ha̠ɡa̠na̠]
Noun
伊呂波仮名 • (irohagana)
- Synonym of 平仮名
- Coordinate term: 五十音仮名