English Explanatory Dictionary

katakana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, onomatopoeia, or to emphasize a word or phrase. Also used to write the Ainu language.
  2. A character thereof.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of katakana.

Pronunciation

/ˌkætəˈkænə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-katakana.wav /ˌkætəˈkɑːnə/ /ˌkɑtəˈkɑːnə/

Word forms

katakana katakanas katagana

Etymology

From Japanese 片(かた)仮(か)名(な) (katakana).

Related words

hentaigana hiragana man'yōgana
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