katakana

Summary

katakana is a syllabary^[1]. katakana ranks in the top 7% of syllabary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,126 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 {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '片仮名'}^[24].
• katakana's different from is recorded as Katakana^[25].
• katakana's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Katakana'}^[26].
• katakana's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': '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 (9,126 views/month).^[2] katakana has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] katakana is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]