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

Meaning

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

Example sentences

日本語を勉強していたとき、漢字はたくさんは使われてなく、仮名に置き換わっていることに気づいた。

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