iro·ha \|ē(ˌ)rō|hä, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷\noun alsoiro·fa\-fä\ (-s) Etymology: Japanese, from i + ro + ha or fa, its first three syllables : the Japanese kana in its popular order in distinction from the scientific arrangement which is based on that of Sanskrit