Katakana Flashcards
This is based off of JapanesePod101.
ア
a (as in axe)
イ
i (as in easel)
ウ
u (looks like う)
ヴ
vu
エ
e (as in elevator doors)
オ
o (as in opera singer)
カ
ka (looks like か)
ガ
ga
キ
ki
ギ
gi
ク
ku (a cuckoo’s tail)
グ
gu
ケ
ke (looks like a sideways k)
ゲ
ge
コ
ko (corners)
ゴ
go
サ
sa (saddle)
ザ
za
シ
shi (looks like a sinking ship)
ジ
zi
ス
su (a skier)
ズ
zu
セ
se (looks like せ)
ゼ
ze
ソ
so (it looks like a soft serve ice cream)
ゾ
zo
タ
ta (as in tablet)
ダ
da
チ
chi (as in chicken)
ヂ
dzi
ツ
tsu (as in tuna fish)
ヅ
dzu
テ
te (as in telephone pole)
デ
de
ト
to (as in totem pole)
ド
do
ナ
na (as in a knife with a curved blade)
ニ
ni (it looks similar to に)
ヌ
nu (a noose)
ネ
ne (a nest in a tree)
ノ
no (looks like a no sign)
ハ
ha (hachi)
バ
ba
パ
pa
ヒ
hi (looks like the side of a heel)
ビ
bi
ピ
pi
フ
hu (the tip of a foot)
ブ
bu
プ
pu
ヘ
he
ベ
be
ペ
pe
ホ
ho (holy cross)
ボ
bo
ポ
po
マ
ma (a manta ray)
ミ
mi (middle line)
ム
mu (a moose’s antlers)
メ
me (mail)
モ
mo (looks like も)
ラ
ra (rocking chair)
リ
ri
ル
ru (roots of a tree)
レ
re (a razor blade)
ロ
ro (rectangle)
ヤ
ya
ユ
yu (u boat)
ヨ
yo (yoke for 2 ox)
ワ
wa (wine glass)
ヲ
wo (world olympic torch)
ン
n