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Japanese word 仮名: alias / pen name / pseudonym. Meanings and example sentences.

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仮名 (かな): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

仮名 (かな) means alias / pen name / pseudonym.

See example sentences below.

仮名 at a glance

仮名
かなkana
N2noun
alias / pen name / pseudonym
仮名かなkanaN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 仮名

Core meaning

alias / pen name / pseudonym

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼は作家として仮名を使っている。

Translation

He uses a pen name as a writer.

Example 2

仮名で登録する必要があります。

Translation

You need to register using an alias.

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