different between katakana vs nipponize

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

English

Etymology

Nippon +? -ize

Verb

nipponize (third-person singular simple present nipponizes, present participle nipponizing, simple past and past participle nipponized)

1. (transitive) To make or become Japanese, as to customs, culture, or style.
2. (transitive) To convert to katakana or to enable to work with the Japanese script.
3. (transitive) To translate into Japanese.

Synonyms

• japanize

Translations