context: Hiragana (Kana: ひ ら が な; Kanji: 平 仮 名) is a way of writing Japanese and represents a syllable design. In the past, it was also known as onna de (女 手) or 'women's writing' because it was commonly used by women. Men at that time wrote using Kanji and Katakana. Hiragana began to be used extensively in the 10th century AD.
question: What is meant by Hiragana?
answers.text: way of writing Japanese and represents a syllable design