"hentaigana" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hentaigana [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːnə Etymology: From Japanese 変(へん)体(たい)仮(が)名(な) (hentaigana). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|変%体%仮%名|へん%たい%が%な}} 変(へん)体(たい)仮(が)名(な) (hentaigana) Head templates: {{en-noun|hentaigana}} hentaigana (plural hentaigana)
  1. A character belonging to obsolete, now non-standard hiragana. Related terms: hiragana, katakana, man'yōgana Translations ((Japanese) a variant form of a hiragana or katakana character): 變體假名 (Chinese Mandarin), 变体假名 (biàntǐ jiǎmíng) (Chinese Mandarin), hentaigana [masculine] (French), 変体仮名 (hentaigana) (alt: へんたいがな) (Japanese), 헨타이가나 (hentaigana) (Korean), хэнта́йга́на (xɛntájgána) [feminine] (Russian)
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