katakana en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkætəˈkænə/ (Canada, UK)
- /ˌkætəˈkɑːnə/ (US)
- /ˌkɑtəˈkɑːnə/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Japanese 片(かた)仮(か)名(な) (katakana).
Meanings
- (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.
- (countable, uncountable) A character thereof.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| katakana | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| katakanas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| katagana | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Relateds
hentaigana · man'yōgana · hiragana
Translations (44)
ja カタカナ (Japanese syllabary) · ko 가타가나 (Japanese syllabary) · ja 片仮名 (Japanese syllabary) · chr ᎧᏔᎧᎾ (Japanese syllabary) · be катака́на (Japanese syllabary) · hi काटाकना (Japanese syllabary) · vi katakana (Japanese syllabary) · de Katakana (Japanese syllabary) · uk катака́на (Japanese syllabary) · hi काताकना (Japanese syllabary) · tl katakana (Japanese syllabary) · ko 가타카나 (Japanese syllabary) · fi katakana (Japanese syllabary) · el κατακάνα (Japanese syllabary) · cs katakana (Japanese syllabary) · sh катакана (Japanese syllabary) · uk ката́кана (Japanese syllabary) · ru катака́на (Japanese syllabary) · mk катакана (Japanese syllabary) · sh katakana (Japanese syllabary) · ka კატაკანა (Japanese syllabary) · it katakana (Japanese syllabary) · ko 카타카나 (Japanese syllabary) · fr katakana (Japanese syllabary) · es katakana (Japanese syllabary) · ru ката́кана (Japanese syllabary) · bg катакана (Japanese syllabary) · fa کاتاکانا (Japanese syllabary) · ko 카타가나 (Japanese syllabary) · hy կատականա (Japanese syllabary) · mr काताकाना (Japanese syllabary) · vi chữ cứng (Japanese syllabary) · hi काताकाना (Japanese syllabary) · pt katakana (Japanese syllabary) · be ката́кана (Japanese syllabary) · sv katakana (Japanese syllabary) · th คะตะคะนะ (Japanese syllabary) · cmn 片假名 (Japanese syllabary) · mn катакана (Japanese syllabary) · ar كَاتَاكَانَا (Japanese syllabary) · ms katakana (Japanese syllabary) · he קאטאקאנה (Japanese syllabary) · pl katakana (Japanese syllabary) · hi काटाकाना (Japanese syllabary)