transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-nə ]
noun
( plural kana )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Japanese
Date: 1727
: 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