Nese> The cursive formed JapaNese kaNa syllabary. HiragaNa is mostly used for grammatical particles, verb-iNflectioN, aNd JapaNese words which are Not writteN iNkaNji or which are too difficult for aN educated persoN to read or write iNkaNji. HiragaNa are also used for furigaNa. (2001-03-18)