Modern hiragana is a descendant of various earlier versions now usually called hentaigana.
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Hentaigana
Synonyms for "hentaigana"
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6 translations across 6 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 變體假名 /变体假名 noun ((Japanese) a variant form of a hiragana or katakana character)
French
1 entries- hentaigana noun ((Japanese) a variant form of a hiragana or katakana character)
Japanese
1 entries- 変体仮名 noun ((Japanese) a variant form of a hiragana or katakana character)
Korean
1 entries- 헨타이가나 noun ((Japanese) a variant form of a hiragana or katakana character)
Polish
1 entries- hentaigana noun ((Japanese) a variant form of a hiragana or katakana character)
Russian
1 entries- хэнта́йга́на noun ((Japanese) a variant form of a hiragana or katakana character)
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