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Definition and meaning of 仮名 - かな in Japanese

かな仮名
kana

N4

1.kana, Japanese syllabary

Noun

お名前に仮名を振ってください。
Write it in Katakana
かなづかい仮名遣い
kanazukai

N4

1.kana orthography, use of kana

Noun

祖父は古い仮名遣いで書くことがあるの。
My grandfather sometimes writes in the old kana orthography.

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はなび

花火

hanabi

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仮名 かな
仮名遣い かなづかい

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