Meaning of kana in Japanese

  1. Words

Definition of kana

かな(kana) · かなあ(kanaa)
  1. (prt) I wonder (sentence ending prt)
  2. should I? (question prt when thinking out loud); is it?
  3. I wish that (with a negative); I hope that
  1. (n) country's official writing system; native script
  2. kana →Related words: 仮名
  3. kanji that originated in Japan (as opposed to China) →Related words: 漢字
かな(kana)

哉 Kanji Details

  1. (prt) how!; what!; alas!
  1. (n) kana; Japanese syllabary (e.g. hiragana, katakana) →Related words: 真名
  1. (n) winter crow →Related words: かんがらす
  1. (n) Japanese syllabary symbols; kana →Related words: 唐文字

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