仮名

Etymology 1
From. Compound of, from the way that Chinese characters were borrowed for their phonetic values to spell out the sounds of native Japanese words.

In contrast to, a synonym for , indicating Chinese characters used for the meaning instead of for their sound.

Noun

 * 1) a category of Japanese syllabary scripts: kana
 * 2) a syllabogram, an individual character belonging to one of the syllabaries: kana
 * 3) a temporary name, an alias

Synonyms

 * : changed name; : false or fictitious name

Antonyms

 * : actual name; : real name

Etymology 2
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Contraction of karina above.

Noun

 * 1) a category of Japanese syllabary scripts: kana
 * 2) a syllabogram, an individual character belonging to one of the syllabaries: kana

Etymology 3
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Contraction of kanna above. The reading may appear to be jūbakoyomi, but is instead actually an irregular development of the kun'yomi.

Noun

 * 1) a category of Japanese syllabary scripts: kana
 * 2) a syllabogram, an individual character belonging to one of the syllabaries: kana

Etymology 4
From. The kan'on reading, so probably a somewhat later borrowing from Chinese. Compare modern 🇨🇬 reading gaa2 meng4-2.

Noun

 * 1) pseudonym, alias, sobriquet, pen name

Synonyms

 * : changed name; : false or name

Antonyms

 * : actual name
 * : real name

Etymology 5
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From. The goon reading, so probably an earlier borrowing from Chinese. Compare modern 🇨🇬 reading ké-miâ.

The Buddhist sense derives from use of this term in Chinese as a translation of 🇨🇬, used in some Buddhist schools to refer to the practice of conceptualising and naming things that are not real.

Noun

 * 1) a pseudonym, an alias, sobriquet, pen name
 * 2) in feudal Japan, a public name given to boys upon coming of age, after which their birth names would be kept private
 * 3) a provisional name given to someone when the real name is unknown: compare English ,
 * 4)  the conceptualisation and provisional naming of things that are not real; something so named

Synonyms

 * : changed name; : false name
 * : calling or addressing name; : common appellation; : popular or everyday appellation

Antonyms

 * : actual name; : real name
 * : actual name