What is the appropriate size of hiragana in proportion to kanji?


I remember being told that hiragana should be the same size as kanji when
writing them by hand. However, there are times when I see handwritten kana
that are much smaller than the kanji. Does this carry any nuance or is there
any purpose to it?




Usually, they should be the same size, but considering the history that
okurigana used to be markings (like subscripts) on the Chinese text to add
Japanese inflections, it is natural that they are written smaller than kanji.
In fact, in caligraphy, it is usually said that hiragana should be written
smaller than kanji.




Usually, they should be the same size, but considering the history that
okurigana used to be markings (like subscripts) on the Chinese text to add
Japanese inflections, it is natural that they are written smaller than kanji.
In fact, in caligraphy, it is usually said that hiragana should be written
smaller than kanji.

