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About Katakana
Katakana is Japanese writing system along with hiragana and kanji.
HIRAGANA
あいう
KATAKANA
アイウ
KANJI
漢字
Katakana is one of the two syllabic scripts used in the Japanese writing system, along with hiragana. It is used to write words borrowed from other languages, foreign names, and onomatopoeic expressions.
Hiragana & Katakana
A Side-by-Side Comparison
Hiragana
Katakana
Write native Japanese words and grammatical elements
Some common usages are:
To write Japanese words for which there are no Kanji characters.
To write grammatical elements that are not written with Kanji, such as verb endings and particles.
To write inflections that indicate changes in verb tense, mood, and so on.
To represent the pronunciation of a kanji character
To write words that are normally written with Kanji, but which are being used in a way that makes the Kanji difficult to read or understand, such as when writing for young children or when using a very archaic Kanji.
Write words borrowed from other languages, foreign names, and onomatopoeic expressions
Some common usages are:
To write words borrowed from other languages.
To write foreign names, such as names of people, places, and companies.
To write onomatopoeic expressions, which are words that represent sounds.
To write scientific and technical terms.
To write brand names and trademarks.
To write the names of animals and plants that are not native to Japan.
To write the names of sports, hobbies, and other activities.
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Katakata Pronunciation
The sound of hiragana and katakana is the same.
Click Katakana to listen to the sounds.
KATAKANA - 46 PRIMARY
a
i
u
e
o
Vowels
ka
ki
ku
ke
ko
Ka-line
sa
shi
su
se
so
Sa-line
ta
chi
tsu
te
to
Ta-line
na
ni
nu
ne
no
Na-line
ha
hi
fu
he
ho
Ha-line
ma
mi
mu
me
mo
Ma-line
ya
yu
yo
Ya-line
ra
ri
ru
re
ro
Ra-line
wa
wo
Wa-line
n
N
HIRAGANA - DAKUON ＆ HANDAKUON
ga
gi
gu
ge
go
Ga-line
za
ji
zu
ze
zo
Za-line
da
di
du
de
do
Da-line
ba
bi
bu
be
bo
Ba-line
va
vi
vu
ve
vo
Va-line
pa
pi
pu
pe
po
Pa-line
HIRAGANA - YO-ON
kya
kyu
kyo
Kya-line
sha
shu
sho
Sha-line
cha
chu
cho
Cha-line
nya
nyu
nyo
Nya-line
hya
hyu
hyo
Hya
mya
myu
myo
Mya-line
rya
ryu
ryo
Rya-line
gya
gyu
gyo
Gya-line
jya
jyu
jye
jyo
Jya-line
dya
dyu
dyo
Dya-line
bya
byu
byo
Bya-line
vya
vyu
vyo
Vya-line
pya
pyu
pyo
Pya
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Master Japanese katakana with our beautifully created worksheet books! Our Katakana I book includes 46 Primary Katakata to practice, while Katakana II includes 30 Dakuon/Handakuon and 39 Yo-on Katakana. Both books are available in left-handed versions as well!. Improve your reading and writing skills with our fun and effective practice worksheet books.
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Master Japanese katakana with our beautifully created worksheet books! Our "Katakana I" worksheet includes 46 Primary Katakana to practice, while "Katakana II" worksheet includes 30 Dakuon/Handakuon and 39 Yo-on Katakana. Both books are available in left-handed versions as well!. Improve your reading and writing skills with our fun and effective practice worksheet books.
Japanese Primary Katakana Hard Cover
A unique and interactive approach to learning Japanese words
Master Japanese katakana with our beautifully created worksheet books! Our Katakana I book includes 46 Primary Katakata to practice, while Katakana II includes 30 Dakuon/Handakuon and 39 Yo-on Katakana. Both books are available in left-handed versions as well!. Improve your reading and writing skills with our fun and effective practice worksheet books.
Hiragana
Hiragana is the main phonetic writing system used to represent every distinct sound in Japanese. We recommend you to learn Hiragana first, also, learn how to pronounce all the sounds in the Japanese language.
Most words in Japanese are written in Kanji. Kanji are Chinese characters adapted for Japanese, are heavily used in writing. and it has been evolving with Japan’s culture over the years.
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