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

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
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