hentaigana
hentaigana noun: a character belonging to obsolete, now non-standard hiragana.
Noun
hentaigana (plural hentaigana)
- A character belonging to obsolete, now non-standard hiragana.
- Modern hiragana is a descendant of various earlier versions now usually called hentaigana.1985, Earl Miner, Hiroko Odagiri, Robert E. Morrell, The Princeton Companion to Classical Japanese Literature, Princeton University Press,, →ISBN, page 281
Forms of hentaigana
| plural | hentaigana |
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Origin of hentaigana
From Japanese 変(へん)体(たい)仮(が)名(な) (hentaigana).
Words that rhyme with hentaigana
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- mana
- mañana
- nana
- nirvana
- poinciana
- Rilkeana
- yana
- Alaskana
- Arthuriana
- Australiana
- Bondiana
- breweriana
- bwana
- Canadiana
- Chauceriana
- comicana
- cricketana
- dhyana
- Disneyana
- Edwardiana
- fata morgana
- fistiana
- Forteana
- ghana
- golfiana
- Guyana
- Johnsoniana
- Kellyana
- Kiwiana
- liana
- librariana
- man'yōgana
- militariana
- ohana
- omniana
- parmigiana
- Pompeiana
- prana
- Qiana
- railroadiana
- railwayana
- Rosh Hashanah
- Setswana
- Shakespeareana
- Shaviana
Questions about hentaigana
- What does hentaigana mean?
- Hentaigana means a character belonging to obsolete, now non-standard hiragana.
- What part of speech is hentaigana?
- Hentaigana is a noun.
- What is the plural of hentaigana?
- The plural of hentaigana is hentaigana.
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