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片仮名(かたかな)katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

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    1. Noun

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      katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

      Usually written using kana alone,

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    カタカナ片仮名 【かたかな】

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      擬声語(ぎせいご)擬音(ぎおん)()片仮名(かたかな)()く。

      Write onomatopoeia and mimetic words in Katakana. {katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords}

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      平仮名(ひらがな)(まな)んだので、(つぎ)片仮名(かたかな)(まな)予定(よてい)だ。

      Since I learned Hiragana, I plan to learn Katakana next. {katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords}

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      外国(がいこく)()表記(ひょうき)する(とき)は、たいてい片仮名(かたかな)(もち)います。

      When writing in a foreign language, we usually use Katakana. {katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords}

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      平仮名(ひらがな)片仮名(かたかな)といった文字(もじ)習得(しゅうとく)するのは、日本語(にほんご)学習(がくしゅう)初歩(しょほ)だ。

      Learning characters such as Hiragana and Katakana is the basics of Japanese language learning. {katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords}

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      平仮名(ひらがな)片仮名(かたかな)学習(がくしゅう)(つまず)いては、漢字(かんじ)(おぼ)える(こと)など到底(とうてい)不可能(ふかのう)だろう。

      If you struggle with learning hiragana or katakana, then remembering kanji would probably be utterly impossible. {katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords}

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