English

Proper noun

Katakana

1. Alternative spelling of katakana

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kataˈkaːna/

Noun

Katakana f ‎(genitive Katakana, plural Katakana)

1. katakana (Japanese syllabary)

English

Noun

katakana ‎(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.
2. A character thereof.

Related terms

• hentaigana
• hiragana
• man'yōgana

Translations

See also

• Index:Japanese Kana

Japanese

Romanization

katakana

1. rōmaji reading of かたかな
2. rōmaji reading of カタカナ

Polish

Etymology

From Japanese 片仮名 ‎(katakana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kataˈkana/

Noun

katakana f

1. katakana

Declension

Portuguese

Noun

katakana m (uncountable)

1. katakana (Japanese syllabary)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Japanese 片仮名 ‎(katakana).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

katakàna f ‎(Cyrillic spelling катака̀на)

1. katakana

Declension