伊呂波仮名

Japanese

Kanji in this term
伊	呂	波	仮	名
い Jinmeiyō (ateji)	ろ Grade: S (ateji)	は Grade: 3 (ateji)	かり > が Grade: 5	な Grade: 1
goon			irregular	kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
伊呂波假名 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

伊呂波 (Iroha) +‎ 仮名 (kana), so called because historically, hiragana were arranged in 伊呂波順 (“Iroha order”), as opposed to katakana which were historically arranged in 五十音順 (literally “order of the fifty sounds”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いろは​がな [ìróháꜜgànà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [iɾo̞ha̠ɡa̠na̠]

Noun

伊(い)呂(ろ)波(は)仮(が)名(な) • (irohagana) 

1. Synonym of 平仮名

   Coordinate term: 五十音仮名