an orthographic technique utilizing Chinese characters in a way that maps the Chinese pronunciation, or such an approximation, to Japanese sounds to write Japanese words

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

to show, to make apparent / to express, to put into words / to signify, to represent, to symbolize, to stand for

to express, to say in words, to put into words

pronunciation / (music) sounding

pronunciation; articulation

the Japanese language

sound; echo; voice

a sound / when used with a "hear" verb, a rumor or fame / news, tidings / a reply, response

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