kana

Summary

kana is a syllabary^[1]. kana draws 2,293 Wikipedia views per month (syllabary category, ranking #3 of 14).^[2]

Key Facts

• kana's instance of is recorded as syllabary^[3].
• kana's based on is recorded as man'yōgana^[4].
• kana is a type of syllabary^[5].
• kana is a type of natural writing system^[6].
• kana is a type of unicase alphabet^[7].
• kana is a type of Japanese writing system^[8].
• kana is part of Japanese writing system^[9].
• kana is used for Japanese^[10].
• kana's Commons category is recorded as Kana^[11].
• kana's language of work or name is recorded as Japonic^[12].
• kana's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[13].
• kana comprises hiragana^[14].
• kana comprises katakana^[15].
• kana comprises hentaigana^[16].
• kana comprises kana character^[17].
• 800 marks the founding of kana^[18].
• kana's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kana^[19].
• kana's script directionality is recorded as vertical right-to-left^[20].
• kana's script directionality is recorded as left-to-right^[21].
• kana's topic has template is recorded as Template:Kana gojuon sidebar^[22].
• kana's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://japanese.stackexchange.com/tags/kana^[23].
• kana's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1814^[24].
• kana's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '仮名'}^[25].
• kana's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese syllabaries (alias for Hiragana + Katakana)'}^[26].
• kana's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'syllabaires japonais (alias pour hiragana + katakana)'}^[27].

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Definition and Type

kana's instance of is recorded as syllabary^[3]. Recorded subclass of include syllabary^[5], natural writing system^[6], unicase alphabet^[7], and Japanese writing system^[8].

Origins

800 marks the founding of kana^[18].

Use and Application

kana is used for Japanese^[10]. Components include hiragana^[14], a natural writing system^[28], founded in 0800^[29]; katakana^[15], a syllabary^[30], founded in 0800^[31]; hentaigana^[16], a natural writing system^[32]; and kana character^[17]. kana is part of Japanese writing system^[9].

Influence

Things named for kana include Kanadehon Chūshingura^[33], a kabuki play^[34], written by Takeda Izumo II^[35] and kanazōshi^[36], a literary genre^[37].

Why It Matters

kana draws 2,293 Wikipedia views per month (syllabary category, ranking #3 of 14).^[2] kana has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] kana is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for kana include Kanadehon Chūshingura^[33], a kabuki play^[34], written by Takeda Izumo II^[35] and kanazōshi^[36], a literary genre^[37].