Meaning

Primary

Katakana

Word Type

noun

Explanation

One-sided kana is katakana. Might be easier to do the reading first on this one.

Reading

かたかな
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

is かた, and 仮名 is かな. Put them together to get katakana.

Context

Context Sentences

平仮名は分かりますが、片仮名はまだ覚えきれていません。

I know Hiragana, but I’m still trying to memorize Katakana.

Kanji Composition