NichiDict

仮名

N2
かな
仮字假名
[kana]
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Meanings

1.Noun

kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)

Other Readings

仮名」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

日本語を学ぶならまず仮名を覚えましょう。

If you're learning Japanese, first memorize kana.

この漢字の横に仮名でふりがなを書いた。

I wrote furigana in kana next to this kanji.

仮名と片仮名を合わせて仮名と呼ぶ。

Hiragana and katakana together are called kana.