Examples of “kana” in a Sentence

noun The two Japanese phonetic writing systems, hiragana and katakana, in which each symbol represents a spoken syllable rather than a whole word or idea.

• Beginners usually learn kana before tackling kanji.
• Japanese menus for tourists are often written mostly in kana.

noun A single character from one of these syllabaries.

• Each kana represents a sound like "ka," "shi," or "mu.