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Kana

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈkɑːnə/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Kana is a noun meaning A hiragana or katakana character.

Meaning

A hiragana or katakana character.

More Meanings

  1. (Singapore, Singlish) Alternative form of kena.
  2. The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are made up of characters that represent individual syllables, which are used to write Japanese words and particles. Kana are derived from kanji.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include interlinear, hiragana, katakana, kanji, manyogana, katakanization.

interlinearhiraganakatakanakanjimanyoganakatakanizationokuriganajukujikunhanjakokujisyllabarygraphemeromajihangeulkaomojisuteganaateji

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