Definition of 片仮名 (かたかな)

noun
katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords(usually kana)
See also:平仮名
Other readings:
カタカナ
Related Kanji
one-sided, leaf, sheet, right-side kata radical (no. 91)
sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal
name, noted, distinguished, reputation