nə; noun
a Japanese syllabic script consisting of 71 symbols and having two written varieties.
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Kana
is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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kana
two parallel modern Japanese syllabaries (katakana and hiragana), each of which independently represents all the sounds of the Japanese language. Although each derives its simple elements from Chinese characters, the two serve different purposes and differ stylistically.
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