kana-majiri

kana-majiri
/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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