the cursive and more widely used of the two Japanese syllabaries. a Japanese syllabic script consisting of 71 symbols and having two written varieties. HIRAGANA - |hirə|gänə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Japanese, literally, flat kana : the cursive script that is one of two sets ….KANA - ˈkänə noun ( plural kana or kanas ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Japanese 1.The Japanese developed a mixed system, partly logographic … JAPANESE WRITING SYSTEM - System of modified Chinese characters used for writing the Japanese language.Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary Pronunciation: ˌ kä-t ə - ' kä-n ə Function: noun Etymology: Japanese, from kata part + kana kana Date: … Katakana is mostly used to write foreign names, foreign words, and loan … KATAKANA - The square-formed Japanese kana syllabary.Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary KATAKANA - / ˌkætəˈkɑːnə NAmE / noun (from Japanese ) a set of symbols used in Japanese writing, used ….KATAKANA - katakana BrE AmE ˌkæt ə ˈkɑːn ə AmE ˌkɑːt̬-Japanese.KATAKANA - n (1727): the form of Japanese syllabic writing used esp.KATAKANA - ■ noun an angular form of Japanese kana, used especially for words of foreign origin.Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary KATAKANA - noun Etymology: Japanese, from kata part + kana kana Date: 1727 : the form of Japanese syllabic writing used especially ….one of the two common Japanese phonetic alphabets Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary the more angular, less commonly used of the two Japanese syllabaries. Webster's New International English Dictionary KATAKANA - |käd.ə|känə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Japanese, from kata side + kana : a set of symbols for writing Japanese ….KATAKANA - noun Etymology: Japanese, from kata part + kana kana Date: 1727 the form of Japanese syllabic writing used especially for ….More meanings of this word and English-Russian, Russian-English translations for the word «KATAKANA» in dictionaries.