Kana

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Related terms 2 Breton 2.1 Verb 3 Estonian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Fijian 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Verb 4.3 Noun 5 Finnish 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 6 Japanese 6.1 Noun 6.1.1 Related terms 7 Swahili 7.1 Verb

English

Etymology

From Japanese kana (仮名), syllabary.

Noun

kana

1. The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are used to write Japanese words and particles using characters that represent syllables. Kana are derived from kanji.
2. A hiragana or katakana character.

Usage notes

• The plural of kana is kana.

Related terms

• furigana
• hiragana
• katakana
• manyogana

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Breton

Verb

kana

1. to sing

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Estonian

Etymology

From a Germanic language, compare höna

Noun

kana

1. chicken
2. hen

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Fijian

Etymology

Common Oceanian, compare Indonesian makan

Verb

kana

1. eat

Noun

kana

1. meal

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Finnish

Etymology

From a Germanic language, compare Sedish höna

Noun

kana

1. chicken
2. hen

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Japanese

Noun

kana (かな, カナ, 仮名)

1. The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are used to write Japanese words and particles using characters that represent syllables. Kana are derived from kanji.
2. A hiragana or katakana character.

Related terms

• furigana
• hiragana
• katakana
• manyogana

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Swahili

Verb

kana

1. to denyfr:kana

io:kana ku:kana la:kana ja:kana fi:kana zh:kana