kana-majiri

kana-majiri: \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmäjərē\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Japanese, from kana + majiri mixture

: the standard form of Japanese writing consisting of kanji supplemented by hiragana characters to indicate inflectional endings and function words and to show pronunciation especially when that would otherwise be doubtful

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/kah"neuh mah"jeuh ree/; Japn. /kah"nah mah"jee rddee"/, n.

the standard script of modern Japanese, in which kanji are used for root elements, supplemented by kana for inflections and particles and sometimes for indication of the Japanese pronunciation of kanji.

[ < Japn, equiv. to kana KANA + majiri mixing]

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