The katakana are mostly angular versions of the more flowing, script-like hiragana. The two systems of syllabary are so similar that you can convert from one to another in [[Unicode]] by adding or subtracting an [[offset]]. | The katakana are mostly angular versions of the more flowing, script-like hiragana. The two systems of syllabary are so similar that you can convert from one to another in [[Unicode]] by adding or subtracting an [[offset]]. |