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カタカナCommon wordN4Nounskatakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
ひらがなCommon wordN4Nounshiragana
ふりがなCommon wordN3Nounsfurigana; small kana printed next to kanji to show pronunciation
仮名遣いかなづかいCommon wordN2Nounskana orthography; kana usage
万葉仮名まんようがなNounsman'yōgana; early Japanese syllabary using Chinese characters phonetically
上代仮名じょうだいがなNounsancient kana; cursive kanji syllabary (Heian period)
仮名交じりかなまじりNounsmixed kanji-kana writing
仮名序かなじょNounskana preface to the Kokin Wakashū
仮名手本かなでほんNounskana copybook; kana practice book
仮名文かなぶんNounskana-only text; writing entirely in kana · kana-only letter; letter in kana
仮名文字かなもじNounskana characters; Japanese syllabary symbols
仮名文学かなぶんがくNounskana literature; Heian-period works written in kana
仮名書きかながきNounswriting in kana; kana writing
仮名本かなぼんNounsbook written entirely in kana
仮名漢字変換かなかんじへんかんNounskana-kanji conversion
仮名草子かなぞうしNounskanazōshi; early Edo-period kana literature
合略仮名ごうりゃくがなNounskana ligature
四つ仮名よつがなNounsyotsugana; the four kana (ji, di, zu, du)
変体仮名へんたいがなNounshentaigana; non-standard kana; variant kana forms
女仮名おんながなNounshiragana (archaic term)
捨て仮名すてがなNounssmall okurigana used with kanbun · small kana for diphthongs; small kana for yōon
新仮名しんかなNounsmodern kana orthography; new kana spelling
旧仮名きゅうかなNounshistorical kana orthography; old kana usage
男仮名おとこがなNounsman'yōgana; kanji used as phonetic symbols
草仮名そうがなNounscursive man'yōgana; sōsho-style man'yōgana
訓仮名くんがなNounskanji used phonetically for their kun reading
読み仮名よみがなNounsfurigana; kana indicating kanji pronunciation
送り仮名おくりがなCommon wordN2Nounsokurigana; kana suffix after a kanji
音仮名おんがなNounskanji used phonetically for their on-reading as syllables