Kana かな

kana かな (or 仮名) is a way to refer to either the kana, together with the

Unlike kanji characters , which can be read differently depending on the word, the kana characters are always read the same way. Because of this, the kana are normally used to explain how a kanji is supposed to be read. A way this is done is through the

かな (or 仮名) is a way to refer to either the hiragana ひらがな or the katakana カタカナ syllabaries, or the characters (letters) that compose them. The, together with the kanji 漢字 , would form the entirety of the Japanese alphabet Unlikecharacters , which can be read differently depending on the word, thecharacters are always read the same way. Because of this, theare normally used to explain how ais supposed to be read. A way this is done is through the furigana 振り仮名