Basic Katakana
The easiest way to learn katakana is by using visual mnemonics.
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The Vowels
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A
"Ah" The letter A dismantled and rotated.
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I
"Eee" The dot on the i grows.
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U
"Ooo!" Similar to hiragana.
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E
"Eh" Egg cup.
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O
"Oh!" Walking over there.
The K line
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KA
"Ka" Similar to hiragana.
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KI
"Key" Similar to hiragana.
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KU
"Koo" Cook. A chef's hat.
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KE
"Ke" Looks like a K.
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KO
"Ko" Corners.
The S line
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SA
"Sa" Soccer.
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SHI
"She" She is cute!
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SU
"Su" Skating!
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SE
"Se" Similar to hiragana.
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SO
"Sew" Sewing with a needle.
The T line
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TA
"Ta" Checking the taime.
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CHI
"Chi" Cheers!
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TSU
"Tsu" Two needles.
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TE
"Te" A cats Tail.
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TO
"Toe" A clocks hands. Tick Tock.
The N line
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NA
"Nah" A sharp knife.
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NI
"Nee" Knitting needles.
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NU
"Noo" Checking out a nude beach.
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NE
"Ne" A fish net.
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NO
"No" Nose.
The H line
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HA
"Ha" He is wearing a hat.
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HI
"Hee" He is so lovely.
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FU
"Fu" Hoodie.
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HE
"He" Same as hiragana.
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HO
"Ho" Holy cross.
The M line
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MA
"Ma" Munching mam's cookeis.
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MI
"Me" Missiles.
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MU
"Moo" The moon's nose!
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ME
"Me" The cross sign for medicine.
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MO
"Mo" Similar to hiragana.
The Y line
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YA
"Ya" Similar to hiragana.
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YU
"Yoo" A U turned over.
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YO
"Yo" Yo yo yo! Cool guy.
The R line
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RA
"Ra" Rat found it's cheese.
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RI
"Ri" Similar to hiragana.
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RU
"Roo" The root of a tree.
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RE
"Re" Lets, go!
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RO
"Ro" Loaf of bread
The W line
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WA
"Wah" A wine glass.
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WO
"Woh" The dog keeps going Woof! Woof!
This katakana is not used often.
The Special line
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N
"N" It looks like a one eyed ghost!
Quiz
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