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カタカナ
katakana
Description
カタカナは、日本語で使う文字の一つです。
Katakana is one of the characters used in Japanese.
外国から来た言葉や、名前を書くときによく使います。
Katakana is often used to write words and names that come from foreign countries.
Meanings
カタカナkatakana
katakana; the angular Japanese syllabary
「テレビ」はカタカナで書きます。
"TV" is written in katakana.
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Notes
- Etymology
片仮名 means "partial kana," as the shapes come from parts of kanji characters.
- Nuance
Katakana mainly writes loanwords, foreign names, onomatopoeia, and adds emphasis.
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