katakana meaning

Noun: katakana

1. 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

Derived forms: katakanas

Encyclopedia: Katakana

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<Japanese> The square-formed Japanese kana syllabary. Katakana is mostly used to write foreign names, foreign words, and loan words as well as many onomatopeia, plant and animal names.

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1. you must use hiragana and katakana appropriately
2. katakana character set for optical recognition
3. standard type of letters used in mechanical engraving katakana characters
4. handprinted katakana characters for optical character recognition
5. a phonetic sound can be expressed in both hiragana and katakana