katakana

<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.

Last updated: 2001-03-18

Nearby terms:

KAOS ♦ KAP ♦ Karel ♦ katakana ♦ Katmai New Instructions ♦ KB ♦ KBMS ♦ kbps

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