假名 (jiǎ míng) — pseudonym; Japanese kana (hiragana and katakana)

Definition

假名 (jiǎmíng) means 'pseudonym / pen name' — a made-up name a writer or artist uses in place of their real name. In Japanese-language contexts it specifically refers to kana (hiragana and katakana).

noun
pseudonymJapanese kana (hiragana and katakana)

Examples

  • 假名
    Tā xiě wén zhāng shí yòng le jiǎ míng.
    He used a pseudonym when writing articles.
  • 假名
    Wǒ xué guò rì yǔ, huì xiě jiǎ míng.
    I studied Japanese and can write kana.
  • 假名
    Tā de jiǎ míng shì "lán tiān".
    His pseudonym is "Blue Sky".
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