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片仮名 (かたかな): katakana — Japanese vocabulary

片仮名 is read かたかな and means "katakana". JLPT N5 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

片仮名

Reading
かたかな · katakana
Translation
katakana
Level
JLPT N5
Pitch accent
かたかなが

Example

名前を片仮名で書いてください。

なまえをかたかなでかいてください。

Please write your name in katakana.

Kanji in this word

  • 片 — fragment, one side
  • 仮 — temporary, suppose
  • 名 — name, famous

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