Katakana is used for transcription of foreign language
words into Japanese and the writing of loan words (collectively gairaigo); for
emphasis; to represent onomatopoeia; for technical and scientific terms; and
for names of plants, animals, minerals, and often Japanese companies.
Here is some example for the use of katakana :
アニメ
|
(anime)
|
animation
|
カメラ
|
(kamera)
|
camera
|
テスト
|
(tesuto)
|
test
|
テレビ
|
(terebi)
|
television
|
チーズ
|
(chizu)
|
cheese
|
ピアノ
|
(piano)
|
piano
|
デート
|
(deeto)
|
date (verb)
|
ヌード
|
(nuudo)
|
nude
|
ビデオ
|
(bideo)
|
video
|
ガラス
|
(garasu)
|
glass
|
アイドル
|
(aidoru)
|
idol
|
コスプレ
|
(kosupure)
|
cosplay
|
オフィスレディー
|
(ofisuredii)
|
office lady
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