Standard Lemma guide

hentaigana

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɑːnə

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noun

Meaning 1

A character belonging to obsolete, now non-standard hiragana.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Japanese 変(へん)体(たい)仮(が)名(な) (hentaigana).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 變體假名 /变体假名 (biàntǐ jiǎmíng) — (Japanese) a variant form of a hiragana or katakana character
  • French: hentaigana — (Japanese) a variant form of a hiragana or katakana character
  • Japanese: 変体仮名 (hentaigana) — (Japanese) a variant form of a hiragana or katakana character
  • Korean: 헨타이가나 (hentaigana) — (Japanese) a variant form of a hiragana or katakana character
  • Polish: hentaigana — (Japanese) a variant form of a hiragana or katakana character
  • Russian: хэнта́йга́на (xɛntájgána) — (Japanese) a variant form of a hiragana or katakana character