JapaneseinHiragana

jpn·HiraSyllabaryMultiple-source attestation (MAIN)

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Language

Japanese

ISO 639-3jpnStatusLivingScopeIndividualScripts used6

Also written in:

Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana) (Jpan)Latin (Latn)Braille (Brai)Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja) (Hani)Katakana (Kana)

Script

Hiragana

ISO 15924HiraFamilyJapanese / KanaOriginEast AsiaDirectionLeft-to-rightStatusLiving scriptOpenType tagkana

Hiragana, a Japanese syllabary derived from cursive (sōsho) forms of Chinese characters (c. 9th century CE). Used alongside Katakana and Kanji in Japanese writing.

Other languages using Hiragana

Central Okinawanryu

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