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Meaning of katakana | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌkætəˈkænə

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of katakana.
    alt-of
  2. 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.
    uncountable
  3. A character thereof.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية كاتاكانا
Bosanski katakana катакана
Čeština katakana
Deutsch Katakana
Ελληνικά κατακάνα
Español katakana
Suomi katakana
Français katakana
Hrvatski katakana катакана
Italiano katakana
日本語 かたかな 片仮名
한국어 가타가나 가타카나 카타가나 카타카나
Монгол катакана
Polski katakana
Português katakana
Русский катакана
Српски katakana катакана
ไทย คะตะคะนะ
Tiếng Việt chữ cứng

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

katakanization katakiribori Katakolo katal Katalina katamari

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