假名 Traditional form: 假名 Pinyin (reading): jiǎmíng Definitions: false name pseudonym alias pen name the Japanese kana scripts hiragana 平假名 (píngjiǎmíng) and katakana 片假名 (piànjiǎmíng) Characters: 假 - fake, false, deceitful; vacation 名 - name; position, rank, title Traditional characters: 假 - fake, false, deceitful; vacation 名 - name; position, rank, title