also: かりな · けみょう
noun
A name used in place of one's real name, especially by authors, artists, or for privacy. Common in literary and artistic contexts.
その作家は仮名で作品を発表した。
The writer published the work under a pseudonym.
ネットでは仮名
I use an alias online.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 仮 (kari, 'temporary, provisional') and 名 (na, 'name'), referring to a name used temporarily or in place of one's real name. The reading かめい is the most common modern form.