Katakana Chart

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primary syllables secondary syllables katakana a i u e o a u o kc says a a-(ah) i-(ee) u-(oo) e-(eh) o-(oh) special-$ kc says: the katakana alphabet is used for describing sound words (onomatopoeia), and foreign words especially english. kc says: foreign words the japanese don't have a native word for are written, as they sound, in katakana. kc says: $ the long dash like character shown here is used to lengthen the pronunciation of the previous character. e.g u(oo) becomes uu(oooo). kc says: * this character is an exception to the standard rule for this letter. k ka-(kah) ki-(kee) ku-(koo) ke-(keh) ko-(koh) kya-(kyah) kyu-(kyoo) kyo-(kyoh) g ga-(gah) gi-(gee) gu-(goo) ge-(geh) go-(goh) gya-(gyah) gyu-(gyoo) gyo-(gyoh) s sa-(sah) shi-(shee) * su-(soo) se-(seh) so-(soh) sha-(shah) shu-(shoo) sho-(shoh) z za-(zah) ji-(jee) * zu-(zoo) ze-(zeh) zo-(zoh) ja-(jah) ju-(joo) jo-(joh) t ta-(tah) chi-(chee) * tsu-(szoo) * te-(teh) to-(toh) cha-(chah) chu-(choo) cho-(choh) d da-(dah) ji-(jee) * zu-(zoo) * de-(deh) do-(doh) n na-(nah) ni-(nee) nu-(noo) ne-(neh) no-(noh) nya-(nyah) nyu-(nyoo) nyo-(nyoh) h ha-(hah) hi-(hee) fu-(fhu) * he-(heh) ho-(hoh) hya-(hyah) hyu-(hyoo) hyo-(hyoh) b ba-(bah) bi-(bee) bu-(boo) be-(beh) bo-(boh) bya-(byah) byu-(byoo) byo-(byoh) p pa-(pah) pi-(pee) pu-(pooh) pe-(peh) po-(poh) pya-(pyah) pyu-(pyoo) pyo-(pyoh) m ma-(mah) mi-(mee) mu-(moo) me-(meh) mo-(moh) mya-(myah) myu-(myoo) myo-(myoh) y ya-(yah) yu-(yoo) yo-(yoh) r ra-(rah) ri-(ree) ru-(roo) re-(reh) ro-(roh) rya-(rya) ryu-(ryoo) ryo-(ryoh) w n wa-(wah) n-(nnn) % all images copyright © 2005 kanachart.com

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primary syllables secondary syllables katakana

a i u e o a u o kc says

a

a-(ah) i-(ee) u-(oo) e-(eh) o-(oh) special-$

kc says: the katakana alphabet is used for describing sound words (onomatopoeia), and foreign words especially english.

kc says: foreign words the japanese don't have a native word for are written, as they sound, in katakana.

kc says: $ the long dash like character shown here is used to lengthen the pronunciation of the previous character. e.g u(oo) becomes uu(oooo).

kc says: * this character is an exception to the standard rule for this letter.

k

ka-(kah) ki-(kee) ku-(koo) ke-(keh) ko-(koh) kya-(kyah) kyu-(kyoo) kyo-(kyoh)

g

ga-(gah) gi-(gee) gu-(goo) ge-(geh) go-(goh) gya-(gyah) gyu-(gyoo) gyo-(gyoh)

s

sa-(sah) shi-(shee) * su-(soo) se-(seh) so-(soh) sha-(shah) shu-(shoo) sho-(shoh)

z

za-(zah) ji-(jee) * zu-(zoo) ze-(zeh) zo-(zoh) ja-(jah) ju-(joo) jo-(joh)

t

ta-(tah) chi-(chee) * tsu-(szoo) * te-(teh) to-(toh) cha-(chah) chu-(choo) cho-(choh)

d

da-(dah) ji-(jee) * zu-(zoo) * de-(deh) do-(doh)

n

na-(nah) ni-(nee) nu-(noo) ne-(neh) no-(noh) nya-(nyah) nyu-(nyoo) nyo-(nyoh)

h

ha-(hah) hi-(hee) fu-(fhu) * he-(heh) ho-(hoh) hya-(hyah) hyu-(hyoo) hyo-(hyoh)

b

ba-(bah) bi-(bee) bu-(boo) be-(beh) bo-(boh) bya-(byah) byu-(byoo) byo-(byoh)

p

pa-(pah) pi-(pee) pu-(pooh) pe-(peh) po-(poh) pya-(pyah) pyu-(pyoo) pyo-(pyoh)

m

ma-(mah) mi-(mee) mu-(moo) me-(meh) mo-(moh) mya-(myah) myu-(myoo) myo-(myoh)

y

ya-(yah) yu-(yoo) yo-(yoh)

r

ra-(rah) ri-(ree) ru-(roo) re-(reh) ro-(roh) rya-(rya) ryu-(ryoo) ryo-(ryoh)

wn

wa-(wah) n-(nnn) %

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