katakana
Japanese syllabary, mainly used for loan words and scientific terms
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katakana
Summary
katakana is a syllabary[1]. katakana ranks in the top 7% of syllabary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,117 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- katakana is the creator of Kūkai[3].
- katakana's instance of is recorded as syllabary[4].
- katakana's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[5].
- katakana's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[6].
- katakana's based on is recorded as man'yōgana[7].
- katakana is a type of kana[8].
- katakana is part of kana[9].
- katakana's Commons category is recorded as Katakana[10].
- katakana's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[11].
- katakana's language of work or name is recorded as Ryukyuan[12].
- katakana's language of work or name is recorded as Ainu[13].
- katakana's country of origin is recorded as Japan[14].
- 800 marks the founding of katakana[15].
- katakana's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Katakana[16].
- katakana's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Katakana script[17].
- katakana's Commons gallery is recorded as Katakana[18].
- katakana's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19].
- katakana's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
- katakana's script directionality is recorded as vertical right-to-left[21].
- katakana's script directionality is recorded as left-to-right[22].
- katakana's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://japanese.stackexchange.com/tags/katakana[23].
- katakana's native label is recorded as 片仮名[24].
- katakana's different from is recorded as Katakana[25].
- katakana's name is recorded as Katakana[26].
- katakana's name is recorded as katakana[27].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include syllabary[4], natural writing system[5], and unicase alphabet[6]. katakana is a type of kana[8].
Origins
800 marks the founding of katakana[15].
Use and Application
katakana is part of kana[9].
Why It Matters
katakana ranks in the top 7% of syllabary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,117 views/month).[2] katakana has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] katakana is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]