仮名

かな· also かめい、かりな、けみょう

kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana); alias; pseudonym

JLPT N2 Common word Also written 仮字、假名

Meanings

Noun
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume

Example sentences

日本語にほんごを勉強べんきょうしていたとき、漢字かんじはたくさんは使つかわれてなく、仮名かなに置おき換かわっていることに気きづいた。

When learning Japanese, I quickly discovered that many kanji are rarely used, and are often replaced with kana.