片仮名

かたかな

katakana

What does 片仮名 mean?

片仮名 is a Japanese noun meaning katakana in English. It is written as 片仮名 in kanji, かたかな in hiragana, and katakana in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.

Example sentence

平仮名は書けるんだけど、片仮名はまだ書けないんだ。

I can write hiragana, but I can't yet write katakana.