Hiragana
Writing system
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Hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana as well as kanji.
It is a phonetic lettering system. The word hiragana literally means "common" or "plain" kana.
Hiragana and katakana are both kana... Wikipedia
Direction: Vertical right-to-left, left-to-right
ISO 15924: Hira (410), Hiragana
Languages: Japanese, Hachijō and the Ryukyuan languages
Parent systems: Oracle bone script > Seal script > Clerical script > Regular script (kanji) > Man'yōgana > Hiragana
Sister systems: Katakana, Hentaigana