kana

noun

ka·na ˈkä-nə

plural kana

often attributive

: a Japanese system of syllabic writing having characters that can be used exclusively for writing foreign words or in combination with kanji (as for indicating pronunciations or grammatical inflections)

also : a single character belonging to the kana system compare hiragana, katakana

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The NEAC 2203, released in 1960 by NEC, could handle Roman characters and Japanese kana. —