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kana

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kana


Main Entry:
ka·na Listen to the pronunciation of kana
Pronunciation:
\ˈkä-nə\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural kana
Usage:
often attributive
Etymology:
Japanese
Date:
1727
: a Japanese system of syllabic writing having characters that can be used exclusively for writing foreign words or in combination with kanji (as for indicating pronunciations or grammatical inflections); also : a single character belonging to the kana system — compare hiragana, katakana
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