katakana
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katakana (plural katakana)
- (uncountable) A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, or to emphasize a word or phrase.
- A letter thereof
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- IPA: /katakana/
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katakana (kanji 片仮名, hiragana かたかな, katakana カタカナ)
- Katakana: a set of phonetic symbols used to render the Japanese language