Last Updated :2026/01/04

片仮名

Hiragana
かたかな
Noun
katakana
Japanese Meaning
カタカナは、ひらがなに次ぐ日本語の音節文字で、表される日本語の音に近い音を持つ漢字の一部から派生したものです。主に外来語(「カタカナ語」を参照)を表すのに使われると考えられていますが、ひらがなを補完する他の用途も数多くあります。Wikipediaの「カタカナ#用法」を参照してください。
Easy Japanese Meaning
にほんのもじのひとつ。ほかのくにからきたことばなどにつかう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
日语音节文字的一种,源自汉字部件,主要用于书写外来语。 / 与平假名并用的假名体系,用于人名、地名、拟声拟态、强调等。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
日語的片假名音節文字,源自漢字部分 / 用於書寫外來語、擬聲擬態語與強調等用途 / 與平假名互補使用的日文書寫系統之一
Korean Meaning
일본어 음절 문자 체계의 하나인 가타카나 / 주로 외래어·의성어 표기에 쓰이는 문자 / 한자의 일부 형태에서 유래한 문자
Vietnamese Meaning
chữ Katakana (hệ chữ kana của tiếng Nhật, thường dùng cho từ vay mượn) / bộ chữ âm tiết tiếng Nhật, bổ trợ hiragana; tạo từ các phần của chữ Hán
Tagalog Meaning
isang set ng pantigang karakter sa wikang Hapones / kadalasang ginagamit para sa hiram na salita; katuwang ng hiragana
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In recent years, katakana has been used frequently in advertisements and brand names not only for loanwords but also for emphasis and design.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

近年来的广告和品牌名中,片假名不仅用于外来语,还经常被用来强调或作为设计元素。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

近年來的廣告和品牌名稱中,片假名不僅用於外來語,也常為了強調或作為設計元素而頻繁使用。

Korean Translation

최근의 광고나 브랜드명에서는 카타카나가 외래어뿐만 아니라 강조나 디자인을 위해서도 자주 사용되고 있다.

Vietnamese Translation

Trong những năm gần đây, trong quảng cáo và tên thương hiệu, chữ katakana không chỉ được dùng cho từ mượn mà còn thường xuyên được sử dụng để nhấn mạnh và phục vụ mục đích thiết kế.

Tagalog Translation

Sa mga kamakailang patalastas at pangalan ng mga tatak, madalas ginagamit ang katakana hindi lamang para sa mga hiram na salita kundi pati na rin para sa pagbibigay-diin at disenyo.

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Katakana, a set of Japanese syllabary characters, secondary to hiragana, derived from portions of Chinese characters whose sounds approximate the Japanese sound being represented. Chiefly thought of as being used for loanwords (cf. カタカナ語 (“loanword”, literally “katakana word”)), it has a number of other uses too, complementing hiragana; see Katakana#Usage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Katakana, a set of Japanese syllabary characters, secondary to hiragana, derived from portions of Chinese characters whose sounds approximate the Japanese sound being represented. Chiefly thought of as being used for loanwords (cf. カタカナ語 (“loanword”, literally “katakana word”)), it has a number of other uses too, complementing hiragana; see Katakana#Usage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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片仮名

近年の広告やブランド名では、片仮名が外来語だけでなく、強調やデザインのためにも頻繁に使われている。

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In recent years, katakana has been used frequently in advertisements and brand names not only for loanwords but also for emphasis and design.

In recent years, katakana has been used frequently in advertisements and brand names not only for loanwords but also for emphasis and design.

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近年の広告やブランド名では、片仮名が外来語だけでなく、強調やデザインのためにも頻繁に使われている。

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