katakana

• katagana (archaic)

From Japanese 片仮名(かたかな) (katakana).

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

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.

• hentaigana
• hiragana
• man'yōgana

From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

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

katakana

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

katakana

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

Borrowed from Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

• IPA^(key): /ka.taˈka.na/

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

katakana f

1. katakana

• katakana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• katakana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

katakana m (uncountable)

1. katakana (Japanese syllabary)

From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

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

katakàna f (Cyrillic spelling катака̀на)

1. katakana