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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

仮か名な

kana

kana, Japanese syllabary

In compounds such as 振り仮名, 仮名 is read がな. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 振ふり仮名がなはどうやって付つけますか？

    How do I add furigana?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. この漢字かんじ、送おくり仮名がなが間違まちがってるよ。

    The okurigana on this kanji is wrong.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. この本ほんに振ふり仮名がなをつけてください。

    Please add furigana to this book.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 仮名

  • 仮sham; temporaryOnカ・ケKunかり・かり-
  • 名name; notedOnメイ・ミョウKunな

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