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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.