katagana

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A form of 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.

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Meanings

nounkatagana (countable and uncountable, plural kataganas or katagana)

plural kataganas

  1. archaiccountableuncountableArchaic form of katakana.
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katagana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/katagana

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“katagana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/katagana. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “katagana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/katagana.

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