katakana

Meaning of katakana

noun

the more angular form of kana (syllabic writing) used in Japanese, primarily used for words of foreign origin.

early 18th century: Japanese, literally ‘side kana’.

Information about katakana

It is a name.
The plural form of katakana is: katakanas.
Languages in which katakana is used:
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Hyphenation of katakana

katakana

It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
katakana is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Translation of katakana

French: katakana
Spanish: katakana
Italian: katakana
Portuguese: katakana

Words that rhyme with katakana

kana, sakana, Mikana, malikana, Texarkana, Turkana, Cykana

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