"katakana" meaning in Japanese

See katakana in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Romanization

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  1. Rōmaji transcription of かたかな Tags: Rōmaji, alt-of, romanization Alternative form of: かたかな
    Sense id: en-katakana-ja-romanization-8jP8qz0e Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese romanizations, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese romanizations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes: 50 50
  2. Rōmaji transcription of カタカナ Tags: Rōmaji, alt-of, romanization Alternative form of: カタカナ
    Sense id: en-katakana-ja-romanization-NU-kRa6i Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese romanizations, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese romanizations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes: 50 50
     
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