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Learn Katakana fast and easy. Document for learning how to read, write the Japanese Katakana.
Katakana, similar to hiragana, is a syllabary. Katakana is primarily used for words of foreign origin (words that come from English, Chinese, German, etc.).
| ア a | イ i | ウ u | エ e | オ o |
| カ ka | キ ki | ク ku | ケ ke | コ ko |
| ガ ga | ギ gi | グ gu | ゲ ge | ゴ go |
| サ sa | シ shi | ス su | セ se | ソ so |
| ザ za | ジ ji | ズ zu | ゼ ze | ゾ zo |
| タ ta | チ chi | ツ tsu | テ te | ト to |
| ダ da | ヂ ji | ヅ zu | デ de | ド do |
| ナ na | ニ ni | ヌ nu | ネ ne | ノ no |
| ハ ha | ヒ hi | フ fu | ヘ he | ホ ho |
| バ ba | ビ bi | ブ bu | ベ be | ボ bo |
| パ pa | ピ pi | プ pu | ペ pe | ポ po |
| マ ma | ミ mi | ム mu | メ me | モ mo |
| ヤ ya | ユ yu | ヨ yo | ||
| ラ ra | リ ri | ル ru | レ re | ロ ro |
| ワ wa | ヲ wo | ン n/m |
Katakana Combinations
| キャ kya | キュ kyu | キョ kyo |
| ギャ gya | ギュ gyu | ギョ gyo |
| シャ sha | シュ shu | ショ sho |
| ジャ ja | ジュ ju | ジョ jo |
| チャ cha | チュ chu | チョ cho |
| ニャ nya | ニュ nyu | ニョ nyo |
| ヒャ hya | ヒュ hyu | ヒョ hyo |
| ビャ bya | ビュ byu | ビョ byo |
| ピャ pya | ピュ pyu | ピョ pyo |
| ミャ mya | ミュ myu | ミョ myo |
| リャ rya | リュ ryu | リョ ryo |
However, this is not a hard rule. There are other times when katakana is used, but 99% of the time you see katakana, it will be forforeign words.
Japanese has a lot of foreign words, especially from English. Most Japanese billboards and magazines are full of Katakana.
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