Word Meaning 訓仮名

くんがな kungana

訓仮名 is read as くんがな (kungana) and means kanji used to represent syllables, based on their "kun" readings (prior to the advent of kana).

Meaning

English

kanji used to represent syllables, based on their "kun" readings (prior to the advent of kana)

Reading

Kana

くんがな

Romaji

kungana

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 88754 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

片仮名

かたかな

katakana

仮名

かめい

alias

平仮名

ひらがな

hiragana

送り仮名

おくりがな

kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word

仮名

かな

kana

振り仮名

ふりがな

furigana

上代仮名

じょうだいがな

cursive kanji form used as a syllabary (Heian period)

変体仮名

へんたいがな

non-standard kana

四つ仮名

よつがな

yotsugana

女仮名

おんながな

hiragana

男仮名

おとこがな

kanji used as phonetic symbols

万葉仮名

まんようがな

man'yōgana