def is_hiragana(word):
return len(word) == <NUM_LIT:1> and <NUM_LIT> <= ord(word) <= <NUM_LIT><EOL>
Checks is the word is a Japanese hiragana.

    This is using the unicode codepoint range for hiragana.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana_(Unicode_block)

    Args:
      word (str): A word.

    Returns:
      bool: True if the word is a hiragana.