いろは
Iroha
Usually written in kana.
Other forms: 以呂波、色葉、伊呂葉
Also read: イロハ
伊呂波 (Iroha) is a Japanese noun meaning “traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary, fundamentals, the ABCs of ...”.
Meanings
- nountraditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary
- nounfundamentals; the ABCs of ...
Examples
商売のいろはも知らない。
I don't know the ABC of business.
彼は教育のイロハも知らない。
He doesn't even know the elements of an education.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).