katakana

See also: Katakana and katakaną

English

Alternative forms

• katagana (archaic)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌkætəˈkænə/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkætəˈkɑːnə/, /ˌkɑtəˈkɑːnə/
• Rhymes: -ænə, -ɑːnə

Noun

katakana (countable and uncountable, plural katakana or katakanas)

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, onomatopoeia, or to emphasize a word or phrase. Also used to write the Ainu language.
2. A character thereof.

Related terms

• hentaigana
• hiragana
• man'yōgana

Translations

Japanese syllabary

• Arabic: كَاتَاكَانَا (ar) f (katakānā)
• Armenian: կատականա (hy) (katakana)
• Belarusian: ката́кана f (katákana), катака́на f (katakána)
• Bulgarian: катакана f (katakana)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 片假名 (zh) (piànjiǎmíng)

• Czech: katakana (cs) f
• Finnish: katakana (fi)
• French: katakana (fr) m
• Georgian: კატაკანა (ḳaṭaḳana)
• German: Katakana (de) n
• Greek: κατακάνα (el) (katakána)
• Hebrew: קאטאקאנה
• Hindi: काटाकना (kāṭāknā), काटाकाना (kāṭākānā)
• Italian: katakana (it)
• Japanese: 片仮名 (ja) (かたかな, katakana), カタカナ (ja) (katakana)
• Korean: 가타카나 (ko) (gatakana), 가타가나 (gatagana), 카타카나 (katakana), 카타가나 (katagana)
• Macedonian: катакана f (katakana)
• Malay: katakana
• Marathi: काताकाना f (kātākānā)
• Mongolian: катакана (katakana)
• Persian: کاتاکانا
• Polish: katakana (pl) f
• Portuguese: katakana (pt) m
• Russian: ката́кана (ru) f (katákana), катака́на (ru) f (katakána)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: катакана f

  Roman: katakana (sh) f

• Spanish: katakana (es)
• Swedish: katakana c
• Tagalog: katakana
• Thai: คะตะคะนะ (ká-dtà-ká-ná)
• Ukrainian: ката́кана (uk) f (katákana), катака́на (uk) f (katakána)
• Vietnamese: katakana, chữ cứng

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 片(かた)仮(か)名(な) (katakana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkatakana]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧ka‧na

Noun

katakana f

1. katakana

Declension

Declension of katakana (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	katakana	katakany
genitive	katakany	katakan
dative	katakaně	katakanám
accusative	katakanu	katakany
vocative	katakano	katakany
locative	katakaně	katakanách
instrumental	katakanou	katakanami

See also

• hiragana
• japonština
• kandži n

Further reading

• “katakana”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑtɑkɑnɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪ɑ̝ˌkɑ̝nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧ta‧ka‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): ka‧ta‧ka‧na

Noun

katakana

1. katakana (syllabary)
2. katakana (letter of the syllabary)

Declension

Inflection of katakana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		katakana	katakanat
genitive		katakanan	katakanojen
partitive		katakanaa	katakanoja
illative		katakanaan	katakanoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		katakana	katakanat
accusative	nom.	katakana	katakanat
	gen.	katakanan
genitive		katakanan	katakanojen katakanain rare
partitive		katakanaa	katakanoja
inessive		katakanassa	katakanoissa
elative		katakanasta	katakanoista
illative		katakanaan	katakanoihin
adessive		katakanalla	katakanoilla
ablative		katakanalta	katakanoilta
allative		katakanalle	katakanoille
essive		katakanana	katakanoina
translative		katakanaksi	katakanoiksi
abessive		katakanatta	katakanoitta
instructive		—	katakanoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of katakana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative katakanani katakanani accusative nom. katakanani katakanani gen. katakanani genitive katakanani katakanojeni katakanaini rare partitive katakanaani katakanojani inessive katakanassani katakanoissani elative katakanastani katakanoistani illative katakanaani katakanoihini adessive katakanallani katakanoillani ablative katakanaltani katakanoiltani allative katakanalleni katakanoilleni essive katakananani katakanoinani translative katakanakseni katakanoikseni abessive katakanattani katakanoittani instructive — — comitative — katakanoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative katakanasi katakanasi accusative nom. katakanasi katakanasi gen. katakanasi genitive katakanasi katakanojesi katakanaisi rare partitive katakanaasi katakanojasi inessive katakanassasi katakanoissasi elative katakanastasi katakanoistasi illative katakanaasi katakanoihisi adessive katakanallasi katakanoillasi ablative katakanaltasi katakanoiltasi allative katakanallesi katakanoillesi essive katakananasi katakanoinasi translative katakanaksesi katakanoiksesi abessive katakanattasi katakanoittasi instructive — — comitative — katakanoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative katakanamme katakanamme accusative nom. katakanamme katakanamme gen. katakanamme genitive katakanamme katakanojemme katakanaimme rare partitive katakanaamme katakanojamme inessive katakanassamme katakanoissamme elative katakanastamme katakanoistamme illative katakanaamme katakanoihimme adessive katakanallamme katakanoillamme ablative katakanaltamme katakanoiltamme allative katakanallemme katakanoillemme essive katakananamme katakanoinamme translative katakanaksemme katakanoiksemme abessive katakanattamme katakanoittamme instructive — — comitative — katakanoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative katakananne katakananne accusative nom. katakananne katakananne gen. katakananne genitive katakananne katakanojenne katakanainne rare partitive katakanaanne katakanojanne inessive katakanassanne katakanoissanne elative katakanastanne katakanoistanne illative katakanaanne katakanoihinne adessive katakanallanne katakanoillanne ablative katakanaltanne katakanoiltanne allative katakanallenne katakanoillenne essive katakanananne katakanoinanne translative katakanaksenne katakanoiksenne abessive katakanattanne katakanoittanne instructive — — comitative — katakanoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative katakanansa katakanansa accusative nom. katakanansa katakanansa gen. katakanansa genitive katakanansa katakanojensa katakanainsa rare partitive katakanaansa katakanojaan katakanojansa inessive katakanassaan katakanassansa katakanoissaan katakanoissansa elative katakanastaan katakanastansa katakanoistaan katakanoistansa illative katakanaansa katakanoihinsa adessive katakanallaan katakanallansa katakanoillaan katakanoillansa ablative katakanaltaan katakanaltansa katakanoiltaan katakanoiltansa allative katakanalleen katakanallensa katakanoilleen katakanoillensa essive katakananaan katakananansa katakanoinaan katakanoinansa translative katakanakseen katakanaksensa katakanoikseen katakanoiksensa abessive katakanattaan katakanattansa katakanoittaan katakanoittansa instructive — — comitative — katakanoineen katakanoinensa

French

Etymology

From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ta.ka.na/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

katakana m (plural katakana or katakanas)

1. katakana (syllabary)
2. katakana (letter of the syllabary)

Japanese

Romanization

katakana

1. Rōmaji transcription of かたかな
2. Rōmaji transcription of カタカナ

Polish

katakana

Etymology

Borrowed from English katakana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.taˈka.na/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: ka‧ta‧ka‧na

Noun

katakana f

1. katakana (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)

   Coordinate terms: hiragana, kanji

Declension

Declension of katakana

	singular
nominative	katakana
genitive	katakany
dative	katakanie
accusative	katakanę
instrumental	katakaną
locative	katakanie
vocative	katakano

Further reading

• katakana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

Noun

katakana m (uncountable)

1. katakana (Japanese syllabary)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /katakǎna/
• Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧ka‧na

Noun

katakàna f (Cyrillic spelling катака̀на)

1. katakana

Declension

Declension of katakana

	singular
nominative	katakàna
genitive	katakane
dative	katakani
accusative	katakanu
vocative	katakano
locative	katakani
instrumental	katakanom