Illustration: At a low table in a Japanese home, a young child begins an early writing lesson beside a patient grandparent. The child grips a thick beginner's pencil while the grandparent gently adjusts the fingers.

ひらがな

hiragana

Example sentences

平仮名ひらがなは書かけるんだけど、片仮名かたかなはまだ書かけないんだ。
I can write hiragana, but I can’t yet write katakana.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
ひらがなは読よめますか。
Can you read hiragana?
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼かれは日本語にほんごの勉強べんきょうをしたことがないので、ひらがなさえ書かけません。
He has never studied Japanese, so he can’t even write hiragana.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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