katakana

/ˌkætəˈkænə/

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.

  2. 2

    A character thereof.

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