Definitions For Katakana
Noun
KATAKANA (plural katakana or katakanas) (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. A character thereof.Related terms
hentaigana hiragana man'yōganaTranslations
Arabic: كَاتَاكَانَا, f (katakānā) Armenian: կատականա Belarusian: ката́кана, f, катака́на, f Bulgarian: катакана, f Chinese: : Mandarin: 片假名, tr=piànjiǎmíng, sc=Hani Czech: katakana, f Finnish: katakana Georgian: კატაკანა German: Katakana, n Greek: κατακάνα Hebrew: קאטאקאנה Hindi: काटाकना, काटाकाना Italian: katakana Japanese: 片仮名, tr=かたかな, katakana, カタカナ, tr=katakana, sc=Jpan Korean: 가타카나, 카타카나, 카타가나 Macedonian: катакана, f Malay: katakana Marathi: काताकाना, f Mongolian: катакана, sc=Cyrl Persian: کاتاکانا Polish: katakana, f Portuguese: katakana, m Russian: ката́кана, f, катака́на, f Serbo-Croatian: : Cyrillic: катакана, f, sc=Cyrl : Roman: katakana, f Tagalog: katakana Thai: คะตะคะนะ Ukrainian: ката́кана, f, катака́на, f Vietnamese: katakanaSee also
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From {{bor, en, ja, -}} {{ja-r, 片仮名, かたかな}}.Is Katakana a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
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Enable1 Dictionary
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Points in Different Games
Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
17
The word Katakana is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends