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平仮名 (ひらがな): hiragana — Japanese vocabulary

平仮名 is read ひらがな and means "hiragana". JLPT N5 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

平仮名

Reading
ひらがな · hiragana
Translation
hiragana
Level
JLPT N5
Pitch accent
ひらがなが

Example

名前を平仮名で書いてください。

なまえをひらがなでかいてください。

Please write your name in hiragana.

Kanji in this word

  • 平 — flat, peace
  • 仮 — temporary, suppose
  • 名 — name, famous

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