Katakana vs. Hiragana

Katakananoun

(uncountable) A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, onomatopoeia, or to emphasize a word or phrase. Also used to write the Ainu language.

Katakananoun

A character thereof.

Katakana

Katakana (片仮名、カタカナ, Japanese pronunciation: [katakaꜜna]) is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word katakana means , as the katakana characters are derived from components or fragments of more complex kanji.

Hiragananoun

(uncountable) The main syllabary for the Japanese language, used to represent native Japanese words, including particles, and when kanji is used, to represent verb and adjective endings.

Hiragananoun

A letter of this syllabary.

Hiragana

Hiragana (平仮名,ひらがな, Japanese pronunciation: [çiɾaɡaꜜna]) is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji and in some cases Latin script. It is a phonetic lettering system.