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カタカナ
Common word JLPT N2 Wanikani level 39 Links
Noun
1. katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords​Usually written using kana alone, See also ひらがな
Wikipedia definition
2. Katakana​is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin script. Katakana and hiragana are both kana systems; they have corresponding character sets in which each kana, or character, represents one mora (one sound in the Japanese language). The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji.
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Other forms
片仮名 【かたかな】

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