【Japanese Alphabet】What is Kana?

Alphabet

2023.11.12

Hiragana Katakana

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Kana means both Hiragana and Katakana, which are the two fundamental Japanese alphabets.

Kana in Japanese

Here is how to write ‘Kana’ in Japanese. There are three ways.

かな (written in Hiragana)
カナ (written in Katakana)
仮名 (written in Kanji)

せいと

せいと

Why are there three different ways of writing? That is a lot!

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