katakana

== English == === Alternative forms === katagana (archaic) === Etymology === From Japanese 片(かた)仮(か)名(な) (katakana). === Pronunciation === (UK, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌkætəˈkænə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌkætəˈkɑːnə/, /ˌkɑtəˈkɑːnə/ Rhymes: -ænə, -ɑːnə === Noun === katakana (countable and uncountable, plural katakana or katakanas) (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. A character thereof. ==== Related terms ==== hentaigana hiragana man'yōgana ==== Translations ==== == 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 katakana ==== Declension ==== === See also === === Further reading === “katakana”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == 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 katakana (syllabary) katakana (letter of the syllabary) ==== Declension ==== == French == === Etymology === From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.ta.ka.na/ === Noun === katakana m (plural katakana or katakanas) katakana (syllabary) katakana (letter of the syllabary) == Japanese == === Romanization === katakana Rōmaji transcription of かたかな Rōmaji transcription of カタカナ == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English katakana. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.taˈka.na/ Rhymes: -ana Syllabification: ka‧ta‧ka‧na === Noun === katakana f 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 ==== === Further reading === “katakana”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana). === Noun === katakana m (uncountable) 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) katakana ==== Declension ====