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/ˌkætəˈkænə/ · noun
(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..
Use katakana when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Katakana means (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..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use katakana where its definition matches the intended context.
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