Associations to the word «Katakana»

Wiktionary

KATAKANA, noun. (uncountable) 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.
KATAKANA, noun. A character thereof.
KATAKANA, proper noun. Alternative spelling of katakana

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke