KATAKANA

Meaning of KATAKANA in English

katakana BrE AmE ˌkæt ə ˈkɑːn ə AmE ˌkɑːt̬- —Japanese [ ka ˌta ˈka na, -ˈta ka- \]

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KATAKANA — noun Etymology: Japanese, from kata part + kana kana Date: 1727 the form of Japanese syllabic writing used especially for …
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KATAKANA — |käd.ə|känə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Japanese, from kata side + kana : a set of symbols for writing Japanese …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KATAKANA — /kah'teuh kah"neuh/ ; Japn. /kah"tah kah"nah/ , n. the more angular, less commonly used of the two Japanese syllabaries. Cf. …
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KATAKANA — n. one of the two common Japanese phonetic alphabets
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KATAKANA — noun Etymology: Japanese, from kata part + kana kana Date: 1727 : the form of Japanese syllabic writing used especially …
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KATAKANA — [ ˌkatə'kα:nə ] ■ noun an angular form of Japanese kana, used especially for words of foreign origin. Origin C18: …
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KATAKANA — [ka.ta.ka.na] n [Jp, fr. kata part + kana kana] (1727): the form of Japanese syllabic writing used esp. for scientific …
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KATAKANA — / ˌkætəˈkɑːnə; NAmE / noun [ U ] (from Japanese ) a set of symbols used in Japanese writing, used …
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KATAKANA — < Japanese > The square-formed Japanese kana syllabary. Katakana is mostly used to write foreign names, foreign words, and loan …
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KATAKANA — n. Pronunciation: ˌ kä-t ə - ' kä-n ə Function: noun Etymology: Japanese, from kata part + kana kana Date: …
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JAPANESE WRITING SYSTEM — System of modified Chinese characters used for writing the Japanese language . The Japanese developed a mixed system, partly logographic …
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KANA — ˈkänə noun ( plural kana or kanas ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Japanese 1. a. : a Japanese system of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIRAGANA — |hirə|gänə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Japanese, literally, flat kana : the cursive script that is one of two sets …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KANA — /kah"neuh/ ; Japn. /kah"nah/ , n. a Japanese syllabic script consisting of 71 symbols and having two written varieties. Cf. …
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HIRAGANA — /hear'euh gah"neuh/ ; Japn. /hee"rddah gah"nah/ , n. the cursive and more widely used of the two Japanese syllabaries. Cf. …
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KANA — noun ( plural kana ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Japanese Date: 1727 : a Japanese system of syllabic writing having …
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HIRAGANA — noun Etymology: Japanese, from hira- ordinary + kana syllabary Date: 1859 : the cursive script that is one of two …
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KANA — [ka.na] n, pl kana often attrib [Jp] (1727): a Japanese system of syllabic writing having characters that can be used …
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HIRAGANA — [hi.ra.ga.na] n [Jp, fr. hira- ordinary + kana syllabary] (1859): the cursive script that is one of two sets of …
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KANA — two parallel modern Japanese syllabaries (katakana and hiragana), each of which independently represents all the sounds of the Japanese language. …
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HIRAGANA — / ˌhɪrəˈgɑːnə; NAmE / noun [ U ] (from Japanese ) a set of symbols used in Japanese writing —compare …
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JAPANESE WRITING SYSTEM — System of modified Chinese characters used for writing the Japanese language . The Japanese developed a mixed system, partly logographic …
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