sutegana

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noun

Japanese small okurigana used with kanbun or small kana used for diphthongs.

OriginJapanese 捨て仮名 →
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Meanings

nounsutegana (uncountable)
  1. uncountableJapanese small okurigana used with kanbun or small kana used for diphthongs.

Origin

  1. Japanese捨て仮名
  2. Englishsutegana

From Japanese 捨て仮名 (sutegana).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 捨假名 /舍假名
  • 捨假名 /舍假名 (shějiǎmíng)Japanese small kana symbols
Japanese 捨て仮名, 捨仮名
  • 捨て仮名 (sutegana)Japanese small kana symbols
  • 捨仮名 (sutegana)Japanese small kana symbols
Korean 스테가나
  • 스테가나 (seutegana)Japanese small kana symbols
Russian сутэ́га́на
  • сутэ́га́на (sutɛ́gána)Japanese small kana symbols
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APA

sutegana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sutegana

MLA

“sutegana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sutegana. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sutegana,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sutegana.

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