ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Hiragana and katakana-collectively referred to by the generic term kanamoji-are both syllabic alphabets of 47 characters, each of which represents a sound. Some of the characters between the two alphabets even represent the exact same sounds and look quite similar to one another.

Detailed explanation-2: -Katakana is one of three parts of the Japanese alphabet. There are other Katakana special characters, but it has 47 basic characters.

Detailed explanation-3: -Katakana, as mentioned above, has 46 basic characters. Each one represents a sound or syllable used in the Japanese language.

Detailed explanation-4: -Japanese kana consists of two syllabaries, hiragana and katakana, that are like phonetic alphabets. Each has 46 basic characters, and each corresponds to a block of 96 Unicode characters.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are 46 basic characters in the Japanese alphabet and additional characters/sounds that can be made from the basic 46. Each of the alphabet symbols forms one syllable made of the 21 romaji, which is phonetic and always read the same way.