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 89755 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

仮名

かめい

alias

平仮名

ひらがな

hiragana

片仮名

かたかな

katakana

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

新仮名

しんかな

new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986)

女仮名

おんながな

hiragana

男仮名

おとこがな

kanji used as phonetic symbols