Kanna
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Kanna may refer to:
Japan
- Sceletium tortuosumSceletium tortuosumSceletium tortuosum is a succulent herb commonly found in South Africa, which is also known as Kanna, Channa, Kougoed - which literally means, 'chew things/goodies' or 'something to chew'...
, a Southern African succulent used by indigenous people of the area and currently world-wide for its psychoactive qualities. - In Telugu and Tamil language: Kanna a "kid", malayalam the south Indian language (also some times referred devotionally to call Lord Krishna)
- it is one of the avatars of "Lord Krishna" which is depicted in Mahabharata tales.....
- Greek for the word reed. It is arguably the derivation for the musical term canonCanon (music)In music, a canon is a contrapuntal composition that employs a melody with one or more imitations of the melody played after a given duration . The initial melody is called the leader , while the imitative melody, which is played in a different voice, is called the follower...
. - Large metal jug used in Romani music. It is normally used for shipping milk.
Japan
- Kanna (era)Kanna (era)was a after Eikan and before Eien. This period spanned the years from April 985 through April 987. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:* January 24, 985 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events...
, a Japanese name for the years 985–987 - Kanna or Japanese planeJapanese planeThe Japanese plane or ' is a plane pulled towards the user rather than pushed in the manner of western style planes. They are made of hardwood , usually japanese white or red oak. The laminated steel and iron blade is stout compared to western planes...
, a wood working tool
Fictional characters
- Kanna (Air), a Feudal era character from Air visual novel
- Kanna Bismarch, Hao's follower from Shaman KingShaman Kingis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. Shaman King follows the adventures of Yoh Asakura as he attempts to hone his shaman skills to become the Shaman King in the Shaman tournament....
- Kanna (Confidential Confessions), a character from Confidential ConfessionsConfidential Confessionsis a manga by Reiko Momochi. The individual volumes of the series were originally published by Kodansha in Japan as Memai , Namida , and Tobira . The three were published in 2000, 2001, and 2002, respectively...
(Forbidden Kiss) - Kanna Endō, a character from 20th Century Boys20th Century Boysis a science fiction-mystery manga created by Naoki Urasawa. It won the 2001 Kodansha Manga Award in the General category, an Excellence Prize at the 2002 Japan Media Arts Festival, and the 2003 Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category. The last two volumes of the story were serialized under...
manga and anime - Kanna (InuYasha), a ten-year-old girl with white hair and clothing from InuYasha
- Kanna Kirishima, a character from the Sakura Wars anime films
- Kanna or Lorelei (Pokémon), a specialist of Ice-type Pokémon in Pokémon Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow
People
- Kanna AriharaKanna Ariharais a Japanese pop singer and former member of C-ute.Arihara joined Hello! Project in 2004 as part of the Hello! Pro Egg. Then she joined Tomoiki Ki o Uetai from 2005 until 2006, where she moved onto the current group, C-ute....
, a Japanese pop singer and former member of C-ute - Kanna (musician), guitarist and vocalist from the rock band Bleach03Bleach03Bleach was an all girl thrashcore trio from Okinawa, Japan. On June 10, 2009, Bleach announced on their website that they have disbanded. Their final album, Bleach Stone, was released on July 7, 2009...
- Yonadam KannaYonadam KannaYonadam Yousef Kanna is an Iraqi politician and a member of the Iraqi National Assembly. He was a member of the Iraqi Governing Council in 2003-2004 that was created following the Invasion of Iraq by the United States in 2003. An Assyrian Christian from northern Iraq, Kanna served in the Kurdistan...
, president of the Assyrian Democratic Movement and member of the Iraqi Parliament
Places
- Kanna, GunmaKanna, Gunmais a town located in Tano District, Gunma, Japan.As of 2007, the town has an estimated population of 2,828 and a density of 22.20 persons per km²...
, a town in Gunma Prefecture, Japan - Kanna, PolandKanna, PolandKanna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bolesław, within Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Bolesław, north-west of Dąbrowa Tarnowska, and east of the regional capital Kraków....
, a village in southern Poland