katakana "カタカナ" is one of the three Japanese writing systems; including
Hiragana, and Kanji. katakana is mostly used for foreign words (usually English.) So Car becomes
"クルマ"(
kuruma) and burger becomes "バーガー"(baagaa)
the full
Katakana Alphabet:
a i u e o
アイウエオ
カキクケコK
サシスセソS
タチツテトT
ナニヌネノN
マミムメモM
ハヒフヘホH
ヤ ユ ヨY
ラリルレロR
ワ ヲW
ン n
ダヂヅデドD
ザジズゼゾZ
バビブベボB
パピプペポP