片仮名

片仮名

かたかな

Katakana, angular Japanese syllabary

N5noun·katakana

How to remember it

片 (partial) + 仮名 (kana)—the "partial," squared-off script for loanwords.

Example sentences

  • 名前はカタカナで書いてください。

    なまえはカタカナでかいてください。

    Please write your name in katakana.

  • これはカタカナの言葉です。

    これはカタカナのことばです。

    This is a katakana word.

Usage

Angular script used mainly for foreign loanwords, names, and emphasis.

Related words

ひらがな漢字ローマ字外来語

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