Katakana characters besides being phonetic are simplified version of "real" japanese characters - kanji. It was created specifically to spell out foreign words. It simplifies Japanese characters for Westerners and breaks down Western words for Japanese. Hiragana characters have little relation to kanji.
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Date: 2006-05-23 08:17 pm (UTC)