Definitions for kanas

kanas ka·na

Spelling: [kah-nuh; Japanese kah-nah]
IPA: /ˈkɑ nə; Japanese ˈkɑ nɑ/

Kanas is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 37 anagrams from letters in kanas (aakns).

Definitions for kanas

noun

  1. a Japanese syllabic script consisting of 71 symbols and having two written varieties.

Origin of kanas

1720-30; Japanese; earlier kanna, kari-na makeshift names (i.e., characters) as opposed to ma-na true characters, i.e., kanji

Examples for kanas

kana looking on, said, tauntingly, “Your foeman will not be overcome by you.”

Upon this, kana pointed out to Niheu a bush, and said, “Can you pull up that bush?”

His friend kana, the suicide, was no longer to be the central figure.

Wolves—The wolf is regarded as the servant and watchdog of kana′tĭ.

kana signifies the Japanese syllabary,—the characters with which the language is written.

kana looked forth, and Hakalanileo recoiled with fear at the blazing of his eyes.

kana′tĭ was surprised, but said nothing, and they went on again.

When she wrote to me she never employed the effeminate style of the kana, but wrote, oh!

As kana′tĭ did not return, the boys at last concluded to go and find him.

If she had not said I kana Kim he might have struck her with a caldron.

Word Value for kanas
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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