kana

noun

ka·​na ˈkä-nə 

plural kana

often attributive

: 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

Word History

Etymology

Japanese

First Known Use

1727, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for kana

• anna
• canna
• chana
• grana
• manna
• nana
• plana
• prana
• rana
• sanna
• shanna
• thana