n. A table of syllables; more especially, a table of the indivisible syllabic symbols used in certain languages, as the Japanese and Cherokee, instead of letters. S. W. Williams. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ひらがな, hiragana] (n) (uk) (See 片仮名) hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.); (P)#17499