kana
/ˈkɑːnə/
kana noun: 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. Also the alternative form of kena.
Noun
kana (plural kana or kanas)
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Kana
Kana
- A female given name from Japanese.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Kana
Kana (plural Kanas)
- A surname.
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Kana
Kana
Also used as
kana is also the alternative form of kena.
kana meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Arabic
kana in Hindi
- Japanese syllabaries
- काना kānā
kana in Marathi
- Japanese syllabaries
- काना kānā
kana in Urdu
- Japanese syllabaries
- کانا kānā
kana in Arabic
- Japanese syllabaries
- كَانَا kānā
More languagesFewer languages
- kana in Malay
- kana
- kana in Persian
- کانا kânâ
- kana in Thai
- คานะ kaa-ná
- kana in Vietnamese
- kana
Forms of kana
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | kana |
| plural | kanas |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Kanas |
Origin of kana
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).
Borrowed from Japanese 香菜 (Kana).
Two main origins: * Borrowed from Czech Káňa, a variant of Kan. * Borrowed from Tamil கனா (kaṉā); this surname is predominantly found in Tamil Nadu.
Words that rhyme with kana
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- Guadiana
- ikebana
- mana
- mañana
- nana
- nirvana
- poinciana
- Rilkeana
- yana
- Alaskana
- Arthuriana
- Australiana
- Bondiana
- breweriana
- bwana
- Canadiana
- Chauceriana
- comicana
- cricketana
- dhyana
- Disneyana
- Edwardiana
- fata morgana
- fistiana
- Forteana
- ghana
- golfiana
- Guyana
- hentaigana
- Johnsoniana
- Kellyana
- Kiwiana
- liana
- librariana
- man'yōgana
- militariana
- ohana
- omniana
- parmigiana
- Pompeiana
- prana
- Qiana
- railroadiana
- railwayana
- Rosh Hashanah
- Setswana
- Shakespeareana
- Shaviana
Questions about kana
- What does kana mean?
- Kana means 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.
- What is kana in Hindi?
- Kana in Hindi is काना (kānā). See Kana meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is kana?
- Kana can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce kana?
- Kana is pronounced /ˈkɑːnə/.
- What is the plural of kana?
- The plural of kana is kana.
Words near kana in the dictionary
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