katakana

It is a Japanese syllabary alphabet used to spell out foreign, now mostly English words. Consists of approx. 45 syllables, which can be further modified with accents "=b and °=p, prolongations (nigori) and smaller versions of vowels, ya-yu-yo and tsu. It doesn't allow for an exact transliteration, thus introducing a thick Japanese accent.

George > jio-ji
America > amerika
burger > ba-ga-
Windows > uindo-zu

by Zdenek June 8, 2004

Katakana

katakana "カタカナ" is one of the three Japanese writing systems; including Hiragana, and Kanji. katakana is mostly used for foreign words (usually English.) So Car becomes
"クルマ"(kuruma) and burger becomes "バーガー"(baagaa)

the full Katakana Alphabet:

a i u e o
アイウエオ
カキクケコK
サシスセソS
タチツテトT
ナニヌネノN
マミムメモM
ハヒフヘホH
ヤ ユ ヨY
ラリルレロR
ワ ヲW

ン n
ダヂヅデドD
ザジズゼゾZ
バビブベボB
パピプペポP

Katakana is my favorite writing system
カタカナは私の好きな文章システムです

Yes. I am a weeb.
はい 私のウェッブです

by alexjk2004 December 16, 2018

Katakana

A Japanese syllabary system used to write foreign words, mostly words derived from English

Katakana consists of approximately 45 characters, some of which are formed using the dakuten ゛ ゙ and handakuten ゜ ゚ signs, and also the prolongation ー sign.

Transliteration of some English words from Katakana to Romaji:
geemu 🎮
baagaa 🍔
aisukuriimu 🍨
konpyuutaa 🖥
furenchi furaizu 🍟
puraggu 🔌

by bluestinger66 November 7, 2022