katakana
/ˌkætəˈkænə/
noun
- 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.
- 2
A character thereof.
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