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：2026/01/05
カタカナ語
Hiragana
かたかなご
Kanji
片仮名語
Noun
informal
Japanese Meaning
外国語に由来し、主にカタカナで表記される語。特に、一般にはあまり浸透しておらず、意味が十分に理解されていない外来語を指すことがある。 / 日本語の表記体系の一つである片仮名を用いて書かれた語全般。 / 和製英語など、実際の外国語とは意味や用法が異なるが、カタカナで書かれることによって外来語風に見える語。
Easy Japanese Meaning
かたかなでかくほかのくにからきたことば。あまりつかわれないのでいみがわかりにくい。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
用片假名书写的词（多为外来语） / 口语：在日本不太流行、含义不甚明了的外来词
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
以片假名書寫的外來語。 / 在日本不普及、難理解的片假名外來語。
Korean Meaning
가타카나로 표기한 외래어 / 일본에서 널리 알려지지 않아 의미가 생소한 외국어 유래 단어를 이르는 말
Vietnamese Meaning
Từ viết bằng katakana, thường là từ vay mượn. / (khẩu ngữ) Từ ngoại lai ít phổ biến ở Nhật, nghĩa khó hiểu với nhiều người.
Tagalog Meaning
salitang nakasulat sa katakana / salitang hiram na isinusulat sa katakana / banyagang salitang di gaanong kilala, nakasulat sa katakana
Sense（1）
(informal) word written in katakana, i.e. a loanword. In particular, it refers to foreign words that are not so popular in Japan and whose meaning is not well understood.
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（ hiragana ）
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(informal) word written in katakana, i.e. a loanword. In particular, it refers to foreign words that are not so popular in Japan and whose meaning is not well understood.
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カタカナ語
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この文章にはカタカナ語が多く含まれています。
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