Practice JLPTMeaning
仮名 (かな, kana) is a JLPT N2 noun meaning “(n) alias,pseudonym,pen name”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
お 名前に 仮名を 振ってください。
Please write the pronunciation of your name in kana.
漢字は平仮名より難しい。
Kanji is more difficult than hiragana.
妹は 平仮名を 全部 覚えました。
My little sister learned all hiragana.
トムは漢字が読めないばかりか、平仮名さえ読めない。
It's not just kanji that Tom cannot read; he cannot read even hiragana.
ジョンソンさんは漢字が書けないどころか、平仮名も書けない。
Mr. Johnson is not just unable to write kanji; he cannot write even hiragana.
スミスさんは日本語の新聞が読めるどころか、平仮名も知らない。
Mr. Smith is far from being able to read a Japanese newspaper; he doesn't even know hiragana.
あの学生は漢字は言うまでもなく、平仮名、片仮名さえ知らない。
That student doesn't know even hiragana and katakana, let alone kanji.
スミスさんは漢字が書けない。それどころか、平仮名も満足に書けない。
Mr. Smith cannot write kanji. As a matter of fact, he cannot write even hiragana satisfactorily.
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.
仮名（通称）は四郎。
His alias was Shiro.
仮名(通称)は二郎。
His alias (common name) was Jiro.