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

to remember, to recognize, to look familiar

importance

Japanese-language education for non-native speakers

stairs used in emergencies

state of emergency (unusually difficult or dangerous situation)

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

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”)