katakana
Angular Japanese syllabary
Katakana is one of the two Japanese syllabaries, alongside hiragana.
Each symbol represents a syllable rather than a single sound.
Katakana is used primarily for foreign loanwords, onomatopoeia, scientific terms, and emphasis—similar to how English uses italics: The menu listed "koohii" (コーヒー) for coffee.
Prosodic duration unit
- syllableUnit of pronunciation
- phonogramSymbol representing speech sound
- Cherokee syllabaryScript for a tribal language
Cross-script phonetic spelling
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
Dutch · German · neologism · cognate · transcription · foreign words · brand names · technical terms
Sound-imitating word formation
- mangaJapanese comic medium
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
- sound effectsArtificial noises for media
- emphasisStress given to something
scientific names · species names · telegrams · signs · menus · advertisements · slang
Sharp-edged or rawboned
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- linearArranged in straight succession
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
glyph · font · typeface · full-width · half-width · monospace · sans-serif · signage
Japanese in Latin letters
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
- NipponJapan's native name
- writing systemSymbols representing language
- Japanese scriptTokyo's writing system
mora
Prosodic duration unit
- syllableUnit of pronunciation
- phonogramSymbol representing speech sound
- Cherokee syllabaryScript for a tribal language
transliteration
Cross-script phonetic spelling
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
Portuguese · Dutch · German · neologism · cognate · transcription · foreign words · brand names · technical terms · scientific terminology
onomatopoeia
Sound-imitating word formation
- mangaJapanese comic medium
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
- sound effectsArtificial noises for media
emphasis · scientific names · species names · telegrams · signs · menus · advertisements · slang
angular
Sharp-edged or rawboned
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- linearArranged in straight succession
stroke · glyph · font · typeface · full-width · half-width · monospace · sans-serif · signage · neon signs
romaji
Japanese in Latin letters
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
- NipponJapan's native name
- writing systemSymbols representing language
- JapanTokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Mount Fuji, Hokkaido
- written symbolsletters, alphabets, punctuation, commas, periods
- Japaneseparticles, conjugation, romaji, honorifics, counters
- writing systemsalphabet, vowel, alphabets, Cyrillic alphabet, consonant
- Asian Motifsdragons, cranes, lotus flower, phoenix, cherry blossoms
- CJK LanguagesChinese, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese