katakana

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 2 Japanese 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌkɑtəˈkɑːnə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːnə

[edit] Noun

katakana (plural katakana)

1. (uncountable) A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, or to emphasize a word or phrase.
2. A letter thereof

[edit] Related terms

• hentaigana
• hiragana
• man'yōgana

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• Index:Japanese Kana

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /katakana/

[edit] Noun

katakana (kanji 片仮名, hiragana かたかな, katakana カタカナ)

1. Katakana: a set of phonetic symbols used to render the Japanese language