Japanese syllabary derived from parts of printed Chinese characters. Used for loanwords, onomatopoeia, and emphasis.
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What does it look like?
Representative glyphs and samples
◈Sample Glyphs(click to copy)
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Origins & History
Origins, history and genealogy
✦Key Features
Created from kanji radicals in the 9th century. Used for foreign loanwords, onomatopoeia, and emphasis in modern Japanese.
↔Writing direction: Left to Right (LTR)
U+Unicode Information
Code Block Range
Total Characters
46
Sample Code Points(click to copy)
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How is it used?
Glyph evolution, keyboard & Unicode
◎Glyph Evolution
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⌨Keyboard Layout
Katakana Roman Input (Japanese IME)
Type Roman letters then press F7 to convert to Katakana. e.g. ka→カ, shi→シ
タta
テte
イi
スsu
カka
ンnn
ナna
ニni
ラra
セse
チchi
トto
シshi
ハha
キki
クku
マma
ノno
リri
レre
ツtsu
サsa
ソso
ヒhi
コko
ミmi
モmo
ネne
ルru
メme
space
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💡 Katakana used for loanwords and onomatopoeia. Press F7 for katakana, F6 for hiragana conversion in IME.
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Where is it used?
Languages, countries and users
🌐Usage
Languages
일본어
Countries
Japan
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