カタログ（カタログ、katarogu）
- catalog

The word カタログ is a loanword from the English word "catalog." It refers to a publication that lists and describes items for sale, services, or other information. It usually includes pictures, prices, and descriptions to help potential customers make purchasing decisions or learn about something. ⚫︎ It can be a physical booklet, a digital document (like a PDF), or an online webpage. ⚫︎ The purpose of a カタログ is to provide information and promote sales or awareness.

⚫︎ 新しい車のカタログをもらいました。 Translation: I received a catalog for a new car. ⚫︎ このカタログには、たくさんの商品が載っています。 Translation: This catalog has many products in it. ⚫︎ 旅行のカタログを見て、どこに行こうか考えています。 Translation: I am looking at a travel catalog and thinking about where to go.

You use カタログ when you are talking about: ⚫︎ A publication that lists products or services. ⚫︎ Requesting or receiving a catalog. ⚫︎ Referring to information contained within a catalog. ⚫︎ Describing a type of publication. You can use it in a variety of contexts, from shopping to travel planning.

⚫︎ カタログ is written in katakana, as it is a loanword. ⚫︎ The word is always written as カタログ. There are no other ways to write it.

⚫︎ パンフレット (panfuretto) - pamphlet (similar in function but often smaller and less comprehensive) ⚫︎ 案内 (annai) - guide/information (can sometimes be used for catalogs, particularly for services)

There aren't direct antonyms for カタログ, as it is a descriptive term. You might contrast it with other forms of advertising or information, or the products/services it describes.

インターネットでカタログを見て、服を買いました。 ・Translation: I looked at the catalog online and bought some clothes. ・Explanation: This sentence describes shopping for clothes after viewing a catalog online.

この会社は、毎年新しいカタログを発行します。 ・Translation: This company publishes a new catalog every year. ・Explanation: This sentence states the frequency of the catalog’s publication.

The word カタログ comes directly from the English word "catalog," which, in turn, has origins in the medieval Latin "catalogus," and ultimately from the Greek "katologos," meaning "a list."