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Kana

Kana (仮名) is the general name for hiragana and katakana . Both forms of kana developed from kanji via another, now obsolete, form of kana called man'yōgana . See origin of hiragana and origin of katakana .

  • hiragana
  • katakana
  • historical kana usage
  • kana without romanized forms
  • kanji radical names
  • yōon
  • gojūon
  • Useless kana
  • Small kana
  • Gyō

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