B bhc 後輩 Joined 25 May 2006 Messages 3 Reaction score 0 27 May 2006 #1 Hi friends, I am bit confused about this HIRAGANA and KANA? Are they same or different? Please explain me and help me in this. bhc
Hi friends, I am bit confused about this HIRAGANA and KANA? Are they same or different? Please explain me and help me in this. bhc
KrazyKat 先輩 Joined 17 Jan 2006 Messages 470 Reaction score 9 27 May 2006 #2 Kana is the name given both hiragana and katakana as a whole. (gana=kana with a sound change)
Nana007 後輩 Joined 10 Nov 2005 Messages 926 Reaction score 8 27 May 2006 #3 Yes Kana is an umbrella term for Hiragana and Katakana.
Mike Cash 骨も命も皆此の土地に埋めよう Twenty-year veteran Joined 15 Mar 2002 Messages 16,758 Reaction score 2,298 27 May 2006 #4 All your aunts are females, but not all females are your aunts. All hiragana are kana, but not all kana are hiragana.
All your aunts are females, but not all females are your aunts. All hiragana are kana, but not all kana are hiragana.
JimmySeal Tubthumper Joined 5 Mar 2006 Messages 1,516 Reaction score 78 28 May 2006 #5 In a broad sense, there are four types of kana. In a narrow sense, there are two. Hiragana is one of those two.
In a broad sense, there are four types of kana. In a narrow sense, there are two. Hiragana is one of those two.
Mike Cash 骨も命も皆此の土地に埋めよう Twenty-year veteran Joined 15 Mar 2002 Messages 16,758 Reaction score 2,298 28 May 2006 #6 JimmySeal said: In a broad sense, there are four types of kana. In a narrow sense, there are two. Hiragana is one of those two. Click to expand... If you're counting furigana and okurigana, you're needlessly complicating the matter.
JimmySeal said: In a broad sense, there are four types of kana. In a narrow sense, there are two. Hiragana is one of those two. Click to expand... If you're counting furigana and okurigana, you're needlessly complicating the matter.
JimmySeal Tubthumper Joined 5 Mar 2006 Messages 1,516 Reaction score 78 10 Jun 2006 #7 Furigana and okurigana are not types of kana. The other two that I was referring to are man'yougana and sougana. Still, a beginner should not concern theirself with such things.
Furigana and okurigana are not types of kana. The other two that I was referring to are man'yougana and sougana. Still, a beginner should not concern theirself with such things.