Technically hiragana is a syllabary, not an alphabet.
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Syllabary
/ˈsɪləb(ə)ɹi/
Synonyms for "syllabary" (67 found)
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Noun(1 words)
syllabic script
alphabetalphabeticsartblueprintcharacteringcharacterizationchartchoreographyconventional representationdance notationdelineationdemonstrationdepiction
Strong matches (20)
depictmentdiagramdramadrawingexemplificationfigurationfutharkgraphemicshieroglyphiciconographyideogramillustrationimageryimaginginitial teaching alphabetinternational phonetic alphabetipaitaletterletters
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The names are in Japanese syllabary order.
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Katakana is a syllabary.
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Hiragana is a syllabary.
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