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kana¹
- /ˈkɑːnə/
- [ˈkʰɑːnə]
Rhymes with -ɑːnə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 仮名(かな) (kana, “phonetic character”, literally “borrowed character”, from the way that kana were originally Chinese characters "borrowed" for their phonetic values).
noun kana · kanas
- The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are made up of characters that represent individual syllables, which are used to write Japanese words and particles. Kana are derived from kanji.
- A hiragana or katakana character.
kana²
verb
- Alternative form of kena
Kana³
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 香菜 (Kana).
proper noun
- A female given name from Japanese.
Kana⁴
Where it comes from
Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Czech Káňa, a variant of Kan.
* Borrowed from Tamil கனா (kaṉā); this surname is predominantly found in Tamil Nadu.
proper noun Kanas
- A surname.
Kana⁵
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Dzongkha བཀར་ན་ (bkar na).
proper noun
- A gewog of Dagana District, Bhutan.
Translations
Talk about this word "kana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kana. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kana. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kana "kana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kana.Cite this
@misc{kana_2026,
title = {kana},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kana},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
