katakana
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.
Other meanings
A character thereof.
Related words
- hentaigana
- hiragana
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