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katakana

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Noun — A Japanese writing system mainly used for words taken from languages other than Chinese, for names of plants and animals, for sound effects, for emphasis, and for writing Ainu.

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Etymology

Comes from Japanese 片(かた)仮(か)名(な) (katakana).

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