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katakanas

katakanas is the plural of katakana.

Meaning of katakana

Noun

katakana (countable and uncountable, plural katakana or katakanas)

  1. (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. Also used to write the Ainu language.
  2. A character thereof.

Questions about katakanas

What is katakanas the plural of?
Katakanas is the plural of katakana.

Words near katakanas in the dictionary

  1. Katahdins
  2. katahs
  3. kataifi
  4. katajjaq
  5. katakana
  6. katakanas
  7. katakanization
  8. katakanizations
  9. katakanize
  10. katakanized
  11. katakanizes

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