different between hiragana vs katakana

English

Etymology

From Japanese ?(??)?(?)?(?) (hiragana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h?.????æ.n?/, /?h?.??????.n?/
• Rhymes: -æn?, -??n?

Noun

hiragana (plural hiraganas or hiragana)

1. (uncountable) The main syllabary for the Japanese language, used to represent native Japanese words, including particles, and when kanji is used, to represent verb and adjective endings.
2. A letter of this syllabary.

Related terms

• hentaigana
• katakana
• man'y?gana

Translations

See also

• Index:Japanese Kana

Finnish

Noun

hiragana

1. hiragana (syllabary)
2. hiragana (letter of the syllabary)

Declension

Anagrams

• hangaari

Japanese

Romanization

hiragana

1. R?maji transcription of ????

Polish

Etymology

From Japanese ??? (hiragana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /x?i.ra??a.na/

Noun

hiragana f

1. hiragana

Declension

Portuguese

Noun

hiragana m (uncountable)

1. hiragana (Japanese syllabary)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Japanese ??? (hiragana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xira??na/
• Hyphenation: hi?ra?ga?na

Noun

hiragàna f (Cyrillic spelling ?????????)

1. hiragana

Declension

English

Etymology

From Japanese ???(????) (katakana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæt??kæn?/, /?k?t??k??n?/
• Rhymes: -æn?, -??n?

Noun

katakana (plural katakana or katakanas)

1. (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.
2. A character thereof.

Related terms

• hentaigana
• hiragana
• man'y?gana

Translations

See also

• Index:Japanese Kana

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese ??? (katakana).

Noun

katakana

1. katakana (syllabary)
2. katakana (letter of the syllabary)

Declension

Japanese

Romanization

katakana

1. R?maji transcription of ????
2. R?maji transcription of ????

Polish

Etymology

From Japanese ??? (katakana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ta?ka.na/

Noun

katakana f

1. katakana

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

From Japanese ??? (katakana).

Noun

katakana m (uncountable)

1. katakana (Japanese syllabary)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Japanese ??? (katakana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /katak?na/
• Hyphenation: ka?ta?ka?na

Noun

katakàna f (Cyrillic spelling ?????????)

1. katakana

Declension