smaller kana printed next to (vertical) or above (horizontal) non-kana text as pronunciation guide

a category of Japanese syllabary scripts: kana / a syllabogram, an individual character belonging to one of the syllabaries: kana / a temporary name, an alias

swing / (after a verb) false pretense; pretending / (comedy) setup line before punch line

swings; shakes / counter for swords; blades; etc.

after an interval of; the first time in / way of doing

a category of Japanese syllabary scripts: kana / a syllabogram, an individual character belonging to one of the syllabaries: kana

a category of Japanese syllabary scripts: kana / a syllabogram, an individual character belonging to one of the syllabaries: kana

pseudonym, alias, sobriquet, pen name

a pseudonym, an alias, sobriquet, pen name / in feudal Japan, a public name given to boys upon coming of age, after which their birth names would be kept private

okurigana: in written Japanese, the kana added after a kanji to indicate inflection endings, such as the べる (-beru) in 食(た)べる (taberu, “to eat”)