1Kana — the collective term for the Japanese syllabaries, covering both hiragana and katakana. Typically used in contrast with kanji. Note: the same kanji read かめい means 'pseudonym / pen name' — a different word.
仮名はひらがなとカタカナの二種類からなる。
Kana consists of two types: hiragana and katakana.
日本語は漢字と仮名を組み合わせて書くのが特徴です。
A distinctive feature of Japanese is that it is written by combining kanji and kana.
難しい漢字は、仮名で書いてもかまいません。
It's fine to write difficult kanji in kana instead.
古典では、現代と異なる仮名遣いが使われている。
Classical texts use kana orthography that differs from modern usage.