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Japan Dictionary

Hiragana Words ひらがな

Master the basic Japanese syllabary

Hiragana is the fundamental Japanese syllabary used for native Japanese words. Practice reading and understanding words written in this essential script.

Showing 73-96 of 168 hiragana words

168 words
さくぶん
sakubun
EN

The essay

SI

රචනය

Level Advanced
Nouns
ざっし
zasshi
EN

Magazine

SI

සඟරාව

SL

sagarawa

Level Advanced
Nouns
さとう
satou
EN

Sugar

SI

සීනි

Level Advanced
Nouns
さら
sara
SI

ජපන් ක්‍රමයේ බන්දේසියක්

Level Advanced
Nouns
しお
shio
EN

salt

SI

ලුණු

Level Advanced
Nouns
しけん
shiken
EN

Test/Examination

SI

පරීක්ෂණ/විභාගය

SL

vibagaya parikshanaya

Level Advanced
Nouns
じしょ
jisho
EN

Dictionary

SI

ශබ්දකෝෂය

Level Advanced
Nouns
じてんしゃ
jitensha
EN

the bike

SI

බයිසිකලය

SL

baisikalaya bycycle

Level Advanced
Nouns
じどうしゃ
Jidōsha
EN

the car

SI

මෝටර් රථය

SL

motar rathaya mortor rathaya

Level Advanced
Nouns
じびき
jibiki
EN

Dictionary

SI

ශබ්දකෝෂය

Level Advanced
Nouns
じぶん
jibun
EN

themselves

SI

තමන්

SL

thaman

Level Advanced
Nouns
しゃうがっこう
shōgakkō
EN

primary school

SI

ප්රාථමික පාසල

SL

kanishta pasala podi skole

Level Advanced
Nouns
しゃちょう
Shachō
EN

Company boss

SI

සමාගම් අධිපති

SL

samagam adipathi

Level Advanced
Nouns
しゅくだい
shukudai
EN

homework

SI

ගෙදර වැඩ

SL

gedrawada

Level Advanced
Nouns
しょうがくせい
Shōgakusei
EN

School Student (Primary)

SI

පාසල් ශිෂ්යයා (ප්රාථමික)

SL

pasal shishya

Level Advanced
Nouns
しようせつ
shousetsu
EN

The novel

SI

නවකතාව

Level Advanced
Nouns
しょうゆ
shouyu
EN

Soy sauce

SI

සෝයා සෝස්

Level Advanced
Nouns
しょくじ
shokuji
EN

food

SI

ආහාර

Level Advanced
Nouns
しょくどう
Shokudō
EN

dining room

SI

කෑම කාමරය

SL

kama kamaraya

Level Advanced
Nouns
しんこう
shin-kou
EN

Signal lights

SI

සංඥා විදුලිඑලි

SL

sanga vidulieli

Level Advanced
Nouns
しんせき
Shinseki
EN

the relative

SI

නෑදෑයා

SL

nadaya

Level Advanced
Nouns
しんぶん
shinbun
SI

පුවත්පත

Level Advanced
Nouns
せいと
seito
EN

Student/disciple

SI

ශිෂ්යයා/ගෝලයා

SL

shishya/golaya

Level Advanced
Nouns
せいふうのやくにん
清風の役人
Seifū no yakunin
EN

Government servant

SI

රජයේ සේවකයා

SL

rajaye sewakaya

Level Advanced
Nouns

Study Tips for Hiragana

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