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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 1-24 of 168 hiragana words

168 words
あさごはん
asakohan
EN

breakfast

SI

උදෑසන ආහාරය

Level Advanced
Nouns
あし
ashi
EN

the legs

SI

කකුල්

SL

kakul padaya

Level Advanced
Nouns
あたま
atama
EN

the head

SI

හිස

SL

hisa

Level Advanced
Nouns
あまいもの
amaimono
EN

something sweet

SI

මිහිරි දෙයක්(රසකැවිලි)

Level Advanced
Nouns
いえ
ie
EN

the house

SI

නිවස

SL

niwasa

Level Advanced
Nouns
いしゃ
isha
EN

the doctor

SI

වෛද්යවරයා

SL

vaidyawaraya

Level Advanced
Nouns
いす
isu
SI

පුටුව

Level Advanced
Nouns
いなか
Inaka
EN

Rural

SI

ග්රාමීය

SL

gramiya

Level Advanced
Nouns
いりぐち
Iriguchi
EN

Entrance gate

SI

ඇතුල් වීමේ දොරටුව

SL

athulvime doratuwa

Level Advanced
Nouns
うち
u-chi
EN

the house

SI

නිවස

SL

niwasa

Level Advanced
Nouns
うんどうじょう
undōjō
EN

Place of exercise

SI

ව්යායාම කරන ස්ථානය

SL

gym eka

Level Advanced
Nouns
えいがかん
Eigakan
EN

Cinema

SI

සිනමාහල

SL

sinamahala

Level Advanced
Nouns
えき
Eki
EN

Railway station

SI

දුම්රිය පොළ

SL

dumriya pola

Level Advanced
Nouns
えんぴつ
enpitsu
EN

the pencil

SI

පැන්සල

Level Advanced
Nouns
おかし
okashi
EN

Sweets unique to Japan

SI

ජපානයට අවේනික රසකැවිලි

Level Advanced
Nouns
おさけ
osake
EN

Japanese rice wine

SI

ජපන් සහල් වයින්

Level Advanced
Nouns
おちゃ
ocha
EN

tea (japan)

SI

තේ(japan)

Level Advanced
Nouns
おてあらい
Otearai
EN

the toilet

SI

වැසිකිළිය

SL

wasikiliya

Level Advanced
Nouns
おてら
otera
EN

the temple

SI

පන්සල

SL

pansala

Level Advanced
Nouns
おとこ
Otoko
EN

Man/Male

SI

පිරිමියා/පුරුෂයා

SL

pirimiya/purshaya

Level Advanced
Nouns
おとな
大人
Otona
EN

the adult

SI

වැඩිහිටියා

SL

wadihitiya

Level Advanced
Nouns
おなか
onaka
EN

stomach

SI

බඩ

Level Advanced
Nouns
おぶろ
Oburo
EN

The bathroom

SI

නාන කාමරය

SL

nana kamaraya

Level Advanced
Nouns
おんな
Onna
EN

Woman/Woman

SI

ගැහැනිය/ස්ත්රිය

SL

gahaniya

Level Advanced
Nouns

Study Tips for Hiragana

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