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Katakana Flashcards

Learn the Katakana syllabaries: Katakana is usually used for loan/foreign words and things like company names or manga sound effects.

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ア

A

a

Pronunciation: ‘ah’

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イ

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i

Pronunciation: ‘ee’

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ウ

A

u

Pronunciation: ‘oo’

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エ

A

e

Pronunciation: ‘eh’

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オ

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o

Pronunciation: ‘oh’

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カ

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ka

Pronunciation: ‘k-ah’

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キ

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ki

Pronunciation: ‘k-ee’

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ク

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ku

Pronunciation: ‘k-oo’

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ケ

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ke

Pronunciation: ‘k-eh’

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コ

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ko

Pronunciation: ‘k-oh’

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ガ

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ga

Pronunciation: ‘g-ah’

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ギ

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gi

Pronunciation: ‘g-ee’

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グ

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gu

Pronunciation: ‘g-oo’

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ゲ

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ge

Pronunciation: ‘g-eh’

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ゴ

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go

Pronunciation: ‘g-oh’

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サ

A

sa

Pronunciation: ‘s-ah’

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シ

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shi

Pronunciation: ‘sh-ee’

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ス

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su

Pronunciation: ‘s-oo’

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セ

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se

Pronunciation: ‘s-eh’

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ソ

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so

Pronunciation: ‘s-oh’

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ザ

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za

Pronunciation: ‘z-ah’

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ジ

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ji

Pronunciation: ‘j-ee’

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ズ

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zu

Pronunciation: ‘z-oo’

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ゼ

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ze

Pronunciation: ‘z-eh’

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ゾ

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zo

Pronunciation: ‘z-oh’

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タ

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ta

Pronunciation: ‘t-ah’

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チ

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chi

Pronunciation: ‘ch-ee’

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ツ

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tsu

Pronunciation: ‘ts-oo’ Be careful: t is not silent

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テ

A

te

Pronunciation: ‘t-eh’

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ト

A

to

Pronunciation: ‘t-oh’

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ダ

A

da

Pronunciation: ‘d-ah’

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ヂ

A

ji

Pronunciation: ‘j-ee’

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ヅ

A

zu

Pronunciation: ‘z-oo’

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デ

A

de

Pronunciation: ‘d-eh’

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ド

A

do

Pronunciation: ‘d-oh’

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ナ

A

na

Pronunciation: ‘n-ah’

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ニ

A

ni

Pronunciation: ‘n-ee’

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ヌ

A

nu

Pronunciation: ‘n-oo’

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ネ

A

ne

Pronunciation: ‘n-eh’

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ノ

A

no

Pronunciation: ‘n-oh’

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ハ

A

ha

Pronunciation: ‘h-ah’

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ヒ

A

hi

Pronunciation: ‘h-ee’

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フ

A

fu

Pronunciation: ‘f-oo’

Be careful: very light ‘f’ sound!

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ヘ

A

he

Pronunciation: ‘h-eh’

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ホ

A

ho

Pronunciation: ‘h-oh’

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バ

A

ba

Pronunciation: ‘b-ah’

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ビ

A

bi

Pronunciation: ‘b-ee’

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ブ

A

bu

Pronunciation: ‘b-oo’

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ベ

A

be

Pronunciation: ‘b-eh’

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ボ

A

bo

Pronunciation: ‘b-oh’

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パ

A

pa

Pronunciation: ‘p-ah’

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ピ

A

pi

Pronunciation: ‘p-ee’

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プ

A

pu

Pronunciation: ‘p-oo’

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ペ

A

pe

Pronunciation: ‘p-eh’

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ポ

A

po

Pronunciation: ‘p-oh’

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マ

A

ma

Pronunciation: ‘m-ah’

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ミ

A

mi

Pronunciation: ‘m-ee’

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ム

A

mu

Pronunciation: ‘m-oo’

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メ

A

me

Pronunciation: ‘m-eh’

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モ

A

mo

Pronunciation: ‘m-oh’

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ヤ

A

ya

Pronunciation: ‘y-ah’

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ユ

A

yu

Pronunciation: ‘y-oo’

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ヨ

A

yo

Pronunciation: ‘y-oh’

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ラ

A

ra

Pronunciation: ‘r-ah’

Be careful: very light ‘r’ sound!

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リ

A

ri

Pronunciation: ‘r-ee’

Be careful: very light ‘r’ sound!

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ル

A

ru

Pronunciation: ‘r-oo’

Be careful: very light ‘r’ sound!

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レ

A

re

Pronunciation: ‘r-eh’

Be careful: very light ‘r’ sound!

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ロ

A

ro

Pronunciation: ‘r-oh’

Be careful: very light ‘r’ sound!

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ワ

A

wa

Pronunciation: ‘w-ah’

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ヲ

A

wo/o

Pronunciation: ‘w-oh’ or ‘oh’

(More commonly pronounced o)

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ン

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n/m

Pronunciation: ‘nnh’ or ‘mmm’

(More commonly n)

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