What is Katakana?
- JLPT Kanji Mnemonics
- Jul 5
- 1 min read
The complete KATAKANA syllabary consists of 48 characters.
In contrast to the hiragana syllabary, which is used for Japanese words not covered by kanji and for grammatical inflections, the katakana syllabary usage is mainly for:
Transcription of foreign words into Japanese
Garaigo: Writing of loan words
Onomatopoeia
Technical and scientific terms
Names of plants, animals, mineral
Some Japanese companies
The Katakana chart can be seen below:
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