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Katakana Words カタカナ

Master foreign words and emphasis

Katakana is used for foreign words, onomatopoeia, and emphasis in Japanese. Learn this essential syllabary to understand borrowed words and modern vocabulary.

Showing 1-21 of 21 katakana words

21 words
アパート。
Apāto
EN

Apartments.

SI

මහල් නිවාස.

SL

mahal niwasaya

Level Advanced
Nouns
エレベーター
erebētā
EN

the elevator

SI

සෝපානය

SL

viduli Sofanaya Lift aka

Level Advanced
Nouns
エンジニア。
Enjinia
EN

The engineer

SI

ඉන්ජිනේරුවා

SL

egineruwa/igineruwa

Level Advanced
Nouns
クラス。
kurasu
EN

the class

SI

පන්තිය.

SL

panthiya

Level Advanced
Nouns
コーヒー。
kōhī
Foreign Origin
EN

Coffee.

SI

කෝපි.

Level Advanced
Nouns
コピーブック
Kopībukku
EN

copy book

SI

පිටපත් පොත

Level Advanced
Nouns
スーパーフラット。
Sūpāfuratto
EN

Super flats.

SI

සුපිරි මහල් නිවාස.

SL

supiri mahal niwasaya

Level Advanced
Nouns
タクシー
takushī
Foreign Origin
EN

the taxi

SI

ටැක්සිය

SL

taxiya taxi

Level Advanced
Nouns
デザート。
dezāto
EN

dessert

SI

අතුරුපස

Level Advanced
Nouns
テスト。
Tesuto
EN

Exam

SI

විභාගය

SL

vibagaya exam eka

Level Advanced
Nouns
ドア
doa
EN

the door

SI

දොර

SL

dora

Level Advanced
Nouns
トイレ
toire
EN

the toilet

SI

වැසිකිළිය

SL

wasikiliya

Level Advanced
Nouns
バス
basu
Foreign Origin
EN

the bus

SI

බසය

SL

bus eka basaya

Level Advanced
Nouns
バター
Batā
EN

Butter

SI

බටර්

Level Advanced
Nouns
パン
pan
EN

bread

SI

පාන්

Level Advanced
Nouns
ビール。
bīru
Foreign Origin
EN

Beer.

SI

බියර්.

Level Advanced
Nouns
プール
pūru
EN

swimming pool

SI

පිහිනුම් තටාකය

SL

pihinum thatakaya

Level Advanced
Nouns
ペン
pen
EN

the pen

SI

පෑන

Level Advanced
Nouns
ボールペン
bōrupen
EN

Ballpoint pen

SI

බෝල්පොයින්ට් පෑන

Level Advanced
Nouns
ホテル
hoteru
Foreign Origin
EN

Hotel

SI

හෝටලය

SL

hotalaya

Level Advanced
Nouns
レストラン
Resutoran
Foreign Origin
EN

The restaurant.

SI

අවන්හල.

SL

awanhala

Level Advanced
Nouns

Study Tips for Katakana

Foreign Words

Focus on borrowed words from English and other languages.

Sound Effects

Learn onomatopoeia and sound effects written in katakana.

Emphasis

Understand how katakana is used for emphasis and style.

Katakana Usage Patterns

Food & Drinks

Many modern food items and international cuisine names use katakana.

Technology

Computer, internet, and modern technology terms are often in katakana.

Countries & Names

Foreign country names and personal names are written in katakana.

Animal Sounds

Many animal sounds and onomatopoeia are expressed using katakana.

Common Katakana Patterns

Long vowel mark

Small tsu (double consonant)

ァィゥェォ

Small vowels

Middle dot separator