n. A table of syllables; more especially, a table of the indivisible syllabic symbols used in certain languages, as the Japanese and Cherokee, instead of letters. S. W. Williams. [ 1913 Webster ]
[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]