# katakana
## English
### Alternative forms

* katagana (archaic)

### Etymology

From Japanese 片(かた)仮(か)名(な) (katakana).

### Pronunciation

* (UK, Canada) IPA: /ˌkætəˈkænə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /ˌkætəˈkɑːnə/, /ˌkɑtəˈkɑːnə/
* Rhymes: -ænə, -ɑːnə

### Noun

katakana (countable and uncountable, plural katakana or katakanas)
* (uncountable) 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.
* A character thereof.

#### Related terms

* hentaigana
* hiragana
* man'yōgana

#### Translations
## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 片(かた)仮(か)名(な) (katakana).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkatakana]
* Rhymes: -ana
* Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧ka‧na

### Noun

katakana f
* katakana

#### Declension
### See also

* hiragana
* japonština
* kandži n

### Further reading

* “katakana”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑtɑkɑnɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪ɑ̝ˌkɑ̝nɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
* Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧ka‧na

### Noun

katakana
* katakana (syllabary)
* katakana (letter of the syllabary)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of katakana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
katakanani
katakanani
accusative
nom.
katakanani
katakanani
gen.
katakanani
genitive
katakanani
katakanojeni katakanaini $^{rare}$
partitive
katakanaani
katakanojani
inessive
katakanassani
katakanoissani
elative
katakanastani
katakanoistani
illative
katakanaani
katakanoihini
adessive
katakanallani
katakanoillani
ablative
katakanaltani
katakanoiltani
allative
katakanalleni
katakanoilleni
essive
katakananani
katakanoinani
translative
katakanakseni
katakanoikseni
abessive
katakanattani
katakanoittani
instructive
comitative
—katakanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
katakanasi
katakanasi
accusative
nom.
katakanasi
katakanasi
gen.
katakanasi
genitive
katakanasi
katakanojesi katakanaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
katakanaasi
katakanojasi
inessive
katakanassasi
katakanoissasi
elative
katakanastasi
katakanoistasi
illative
katakanaasi
katakanoihisi
adessive
katakanallasi
katakanoillasi
ablative
katakanaltasi
katakanoiltasi
allative
katakanallesi
katakanoillesi
essive
katakananasi
katakanoinasi
translative
katakanaksesi
katakanoiksesi
abessive
katakanattasi
katakanoittasi
instructive
comitative
—katakanoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
katakanamme
katakanamme
accusative
nom.
katakanamme
katakanamme
gen.
katakanamme
genitive
katakanamme
katakanojemme katakanaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
katakanaamme
katakanojamme
inessive
katakanassamme
katakanoissamme
elative
katakanastamme
katakanoistamme
illative
katakanaamme
katakanoihimme
adessive
katakanallamme
katakanoillamme
ablative
katakanaltamme
katakanoiltamme
allative
katakanallemme
katakanoillemme
essive
katakananamme
katakanoinamme
translative
katakanaksemme
katakanoiksemme
abessive
katakanattamme
katakanoittamme
instructive
comitative
—katakanoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
katakananne
katakananne
accusative
nom.
katakananne
katakananne
gen.
katakananne
genitive
katakananne
katakanojenne katakanainne $^{rare}$
partitive
katakanaanne
katakanojanne
inessive
katakanassanne
katakanoissanne
elative
katakanastanne
katakanoistanne
illative
katakanaanne
katakanoihinne
adessive
katakanallanne
katakanoillanne
ablative
katakanaltanne
katakanoiltanne
allative
katakanallenne
katakanoillenne
essive
katakanananne
katakanoinanne
translative
katakanaksenne
katakanoiksenne
abessive
katakanattanne
katakanoittanne
instructive
comitative
—katakanoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
katakanansa
katakanansa
accusative
nom.
katakanansa
katakanansa
gen.
katakanansa
genitive
katakanansa
katakanojensa katakanainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
katakanaansa
katakanojaan katakanojansa
inessive
katakanassaan katakanassansa
katakanoissaan katakanoissansa
elative
katakanastaan katakanastansa
katakanoistaan katakanoistansa
illative
katakanaansa
katakanoihinsa
adessive
katakanallaan katakanallansa
katakanoillaan katakanoillansa
ablative
katakanaltaan katakanaltansa
katakanoiltaan katakanoiltansa
allative
katakanalleen katakanallensa
katakanoilleen katakanoillensa
essive
katakananaan katakananansa
katakanoinaan katakanoinansa
translative
katakanakseen katakanaksensa
katakanoikseen katakanoiksensa
abessive
katakanattaan katakanattansa
katakanoittaan katakanoittansa
instructive
comitative
—katakanoineen katakanoinensa :

## French
### Etymology

From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ka.ta.ka.na/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

katakana m (plural katakana or katakanas)
* katakana (syllabary)
* katakana (letter of the syllabary)

## Japanese
### Romanization

katakana
* Rōmaji transcription of かたかな
* Rōmaji transcription of カタカナ

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English katakana.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ka.taˈka.na/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ana
* Syllabification: ka‧ta‧ka‧na

### Noun

katakana f
* katakana (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)
    Coordinate terms: hiragana, kanji

#### Declension
### Further reading

* katakana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

### Noun

katakana m (uncountable)
* katakana (Japanese syllabary)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /katakǎna/
* Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧ka‧na

### Noun

katakàna f (Cyrillic spelling катака̀на)
* katakana