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Katakana

//ˌkætəˈkɑːnə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of katakana. alt-of
Noun
  1. 1
    A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, onomatopoeia, or to emphasize a word or phrase. Also used to write the Ainu language. uncountable
  2. 2
    A character thereof. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 片(かた)仮(か)名(な) (katakana).

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