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katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
外来語はかたかなで書くのが一般的だ。
Foreign words are generally written in katakana.
かたかなの練習をたくさんして覚えた。
I memorized katakana by practicing a lot.
日本語を学ぶ時、かたかなも大切だ。
When learning Japanese, katakana is also important.