Hiragana
noun
Remember how you learned that 仮名 means "kana?" Well this is flat kana. Flat kana is just hiragana.
ひらがな
You should know the reading for this word because it's the same as the English meaning.
平仮名は読めますか？
Can you read hiragana?
うちの子には平仮名の名前をつけたいんです。
I want to name my child with hiragana.
このチョコレートを食べると平仮名を全部おぼえることができますよ。
If you eat this chocolate, you can memorize all of the hiragana.