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katakanize

katakanize verb: to write (for instance, a non-Japanese word) in katakana.

Verb

katakanize (third-person singular simple present katakanizes, present participle katakanizing, simple past and past participle katakanized)

  1. To write (for instance, a non-Japanese word) in katakana.

Forms of katakanize

third-person singular presentkatakanizes
present participlekatakanizing
past participlekatakanized
pastkatakanized

Questions about katakanize

What does katakanize mean?
Katakanize means to write (for instance, a non-Japanese word) in katakana.
What part of speech is katakanize?
Katakanize is a verb.
What is the past tense of katakanize?
The past tense of katakanize is katakanized.

Words near katakanize in the dictionary

  1. katajjaq
  2. katakana
  3. katakanas
  4. katakanization
  5. katakanizations
  6. katakanize
  7. katakanized
  8. katakanizes
  9. katakanizing
  10. Katakekaumene
  11. katakiribori

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