Word Meaning 音仮名

おんがな ongana

音仮名 is read as おんがな (ongana) and means kanji used to represent syllables, based on their "on" readings (prior to the advent of kana).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

おんがな

Romaji

ongana

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 54492 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

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表音式仮名遣い

ひょうおんしきかなづかい

phonetic kana usage

字音仮名遣

じおんかなづかい

jion kanazukai (historical kana style for kanji on-yomi)

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