i need to find certain words in hiragana but i cant because people now mostly
used katakana, so im wondering if to make a word (or find one) i have to learn
what the letters mean to put them together to make up a word. (my word is exit
but its not the point)
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I'm having trouble finding out if in hiragana if its like the English alphabet, and you just put letter together to make a word?
If I understand you correctly, no, you cannot write out an English word using
matching hiragana sounds and expect anyone or any search to understand what
you are saying.

If you see a word written in katakana that _sounds_ like an English word, it's
because that is a defined loanword. Loanwords are always written in katakana.

If you need to know how to say 'exit' in Japanese, just use an English-
Japanese dictionary like [Jisho](https://jisho.org/search/exit) or use a
translator.
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