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Japanese syllabaries

Japanese syllabaries

Writing system
Kana are syllabaries used to write Japanese phonological units, morae. Such syllabaries include the original kana, or magana, which were Chinese characters used phonetically to transcribe Japanese, the most prominent magana system being... Wikipedia
ISO 15924: Hrkt (412), ​Japanese syllabaries (alias for Hiragana + Katakana)
Parent systems: Oracle bone script > Seal script > Clerical script > Regular script (Chinese characters) > Kanji > Kana
Region: Japan
Unicode alias: Katakana or Hiragana
Unicode range: U+3040 – U+309F Hiragana; U+30A0 – U+30FF Katakana

かな from jlptsensei.com
かな (kana) basically means “I wonder”, and is mostly used to: contemplate doing something; wonder if something will happen.
Particle edit · [from early 1800s] expresses a question with a feeling of worry · expresses skepticism: really?, is it?
2. sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous​of a thing, incident, etc.
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Definition of かな · (prt) I wonder (sentence ending prt) · should I? (question prt when thinking out loud); is it? · I wish that (with a negative); I hope that.
Examples · もうすぐ 食 ( た ) べに 行 ( い ) くかな。 · 明日 ( あした ) は 運動 ( うんどう ) をした 方 ( ほう ) がいいかな。 · 今 ( こん ) 週末 ( しゅうまつ ) ...
かな from maggiesensei.com
May 26, 2014 · How to use 〜かな ( = kana) · 1) When you are uncertain / wonder about something. · 2) When you are uncertain about something and ask someone's ...
かなの文脈に沿ったReverso Contextの日本語-英語の翻訳: 例文分からない, 愚かな, なんか, かなり, かもしれない.
Kana (仮名, Japanese pronunciation: [kana]) are syllabaries used to write Japanese phonological units, morae. Such syllabaries include (1) the original kana ...
か‐な. の解説 · 1 念を押したり、心配したりする気持ちを込めた疑問の意を表す。「うまく書ける—」「君一人で大丈夫—」 · 2 自分自身に問いかけたり、自分自身の意志を ...