knowledge/japanese/Katakana.md

Katakana

Introduction

Katakana is one of the three scripts used in the Japanese writing system, alongside Hiragana and Kanji. Katakana is primarily used for foreign loanwords, onomatopoeia, technical and scientific terms, and the names of plants, animals, and minerals. It is also used for the names of companies and certain terms that need emphasis.

Katakana Chart

#todo

Additional Notes

• Katakana characters can be modified with a small "ツ" (ツ) to represent a double consonant sound. For example, "カット" (katto) means "cut."
• Long vowels in Katakana are indicated with a dash (ー). For example, "コーヒー" (kōhī) represents the long "o" and "i" sounds.