The Kana here mentioned were the result of a promising effort which was made to simplify the Chinese written language by expressing it in symbols representing sounds.
"Japan"
David Murray
Then the Kana prepared for the end.
"A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil"
T. R. Swinburne
Finally, to buy is a secondary meaning of the Hebrew word Kana.
"The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus"
American Anti-Slavery Society