noun:

• country's official writing system; native script
• kana ➜ 仮名【かな】
• kanji that originated in Japan (as opposed to China) ➜ 漢字

noun:

• Itayose method; method of trading employed on Japanese exchanges - often 板寄せ方式

noun:

• using the Chinese-reading of kanji to represent native Japanese words (irrespective of the kanji's actual meaning) ➜ 万葉仮名

noun:

• input method; IM - IT term

noun:

• mixed writing (kanji and kana) ➜ 仮名交じり文

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to add kana to; to add Japanese reading to ➜ 振る【ふる】・振り仮名

noun:

• mixed writing (kanji and kana)

noun:

• mixed writing (kanji and kana)

noun:

• variant characters (usu. kanji or kana) ➜ 異体字

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)

noun:

• ATOK (Advanced Technology Of Kana-kanji transfer) - IT term

noun:

• kana indicating the pronunciation of kanji; furigana ➜ 振り仮名【ふりがな】

noun / ~の noun:

• unusual form; different shape; variant (e.g. kanji, kana)

noun:

• kite with a (kanji or kana) character written on it

noun:

• kanji encoding method - IT term

noun:

• instant messaging (messenger, message); IM
• input method; IM - IT term

noun:

• conversion of agricultural land (e.g. to non-agricultural uses); conversion of farmland

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs):

• to read kanji using its native Japanese pronunciation - obscure term

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to pronounce kanji (using the native Japanese reading) ➜ 読む

noun / ~する noun:

• stock conversion; conversion to stock

noun:

• Japanese kana copybook

noun:

• Japanese syllabary symbols; kana ➜ 唐文字

noun:

• Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo ➜ あいうえお順【あいうえおじゅん】

noun:

• scale (of fish, snake, etc.)
• serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

noun:

• non-standard kana; variant kana forms; hentaigana