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Japanese word 片仮名: katakana (Japanese script). Meanings and example sentences.

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片仮名 (かたかな): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

片仮名 (かたかな) means katakana (Japanese script).

See example sentences below.

片仮名 at a glance

片仮名
かたかなkatakana
N5noun
katakana (Japanese script)
片仮名かたかなkatakanaN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 片仮名

Core meaning

katakana (Japanese script)

Basic example sentences

Example 1

片仮名は外国語の表記に使う。

Translation

Katakana is used to write foreign words.

Example 2

カタカナの習い方を教えてください。

Translation

Please teach me how to learn katakana.

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