[かたかな(P);カタカナ(P), katakana (P); katakana (P)](n) (uk) (See 平仮名) katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords; (P)#15795[Add to Longdo]
[ひらがな, hiragana](n) (uk) (See 片仮名) hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.); (P)#17499[Add to Longdo]
[おんがな, ongana](n) (obsc) (prior to the advent of kana) kanji used to represent readings of words, selected for their on-yomi, regardless of meaning[Add to Longdo]