noun
- Plural of kana; the two Japanese syllabic writing systems (hiragana and katakana) used to represent sounds.
Usage: linguistics; Japanese language
Examples
- Students learning Japanese must master both hiragana and katakana kanas.
- The kanas are essential for reading and writing in Japanese.
- She practiced writing the kanas every day to improve her fluency.
- Unlike kanji, the kanas represent phonetic sounds rather than meanings.
- The textbook includes exercises for recognizing all the kanas.