仮名

noun

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

When learning Japanese, it is very important to remember kana.

意味（1）

a category of Japanese syllabary scripts: kana

意味（2）

a syllabogram, an individual character belonging to one of the syllabaries: kana

1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 86)

Cana. カナ (仮名・仮字) 日本の文字の一種. Cananiyù. (仮名に言ふ) 皆の人がわかるように, やさしく話す.