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Why is ラーメン written in katakana? Is it a borrowed word?

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Lora Bins

Feb 20, 2025

it is strange that it would be written in katakana, and yet still have kanji (拉麺), but I think this is due to the fact that ラーメン was originally from china. So it is foreign.... Show More
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Lora Bins

Feb 20, 2025

It’s usually written ラーメン in Katakana and らーめん in Hiragana because they are Japanese-style 拉麺 and no one wants to write the complicated kanji with lots of strokes on signs etc. – it’s the same reason as why トヨタ, ホンダ, ヤマハ etc are written in Katanaka.... Show More
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Lora Bins

Feb 20, 2025

The reason it’s written it katakana is because ramen originally comes from China. That’s also the reason that it also has a kanji, but the kanji is only used in Chinese.... Show More
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