仮名

かな

Also written 仮字, 假名

Meanings

1. Noun kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana) See also: 真名 (まな).

Kanji

• 仮 temporary. Read as カ.
• 名 name. Read as な.

Example sentences

• 日本語を勉強していたとき、漢字はたくさんは使われてなく、仮名に置き換わっていることに気づいた。
  When learning Japanese, I quickly discovered that many kanji are rarely used, and are often replaced with kana.

Common phrases

• 仮名を使う

Words containing 仮名

• 平仮名 (ひらがな) hiragana
• 仮名遣い (かなづかい) kana orthography
• 振り仮名 (ふりがな) furigana

And 36 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N2
• Core 5000
• Spoken

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