different between hiragana vs katana

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

Borrowing from Japanese ? (katana).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /k??t?n?/, [k???t??n?]

Noun

katana (plural katana or katanas)

1. A type of Japanese longsword or ??? (nihont?), having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

Related terms

• tsurugi
• chokut?
• wakizashi
• ?dachi
• nodachi

Translations

Anagrams

• Kanata, Nakata, Tanaka

Chamicuro

Noun

katana

1. blanket

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?katana]

Noun

katana m anim

1. genitive/accusative singular of katan

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ka??ta?.na?/
• Hyphenation: ka?ta?na
• Rhymes: -a?na?

Noun

katana c (plural katana's)

1. A katana.

Hypernyms

• samoeraizwaard

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese ? (katana, literally “sword”).

Pronunciation

Noun

katana m (plural katanas)

1. Japanese sword

Hungarian

Etymology

From Japanese ? (katana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?k?t?n?]
• Rhymes: -?
• Hyphenation: ka?ta?na
• Rhymes: -n?

Noun

katana (plural katanák)

1. katana (a Japanese sword used by the samurai of ancient and feudal Japan)

Declension

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese ? (katana, literally “sword”).

Noun

katana f (plural katane)

1. Japanese sword

Japanese

Romanization

katana

1. R?maji transcription of ???

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka?ta.na/

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Japanese ? (katana, literally “sword”).

Noun

katana f

1. katana

Declension

Etymology 2

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Noun

katana f (diminutive katanka)

1. (historical, military) A type of jacket worn by Polish soldiers in the 18th century.
2. (colloquial) jacket

Declension

Further reading

• katana in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• katana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

katana f (plural katanas)

1. Alternative spelling of catana