Vocabulary

What does いろは (iroha) mean?

いろは means traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary.

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Readingいろは
Romajiiroha
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いろは
iroha

traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary

  1. 1noun traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary
  2. 2noun fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

Also written: 伊呂波、以呂波、色葉

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