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仮名かな (kana)

kana, japanese syllabary

  • JLPT N2
  • noun
  • Pitch 0
  • #8995 most frequent

Meaning

仮名 (かな, kana) is a JLPT N2 noun meaning “kana, japanese syllabary”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

お名前なまえに仮名かなを振ふってください。

Please write the pronunciation of your name in kana.

妹いもうとは平仮名ひらがなを全部ぜんぶ覚おぼえました。

My little sister learned all hiragana.

仮名(通称)は操。

His kemyo (a common name) is Misao.

仮名(通称)才助。

His alias (common name) was Saisuke.

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