Katakana Flashcards
Learn the Katakana syllabaries: Katakana is usually used for loan/foreign words and things like company names or manga sound effects.
1
Q
ア
A
a
Pronunciation: ‘ah’
2
Q
イ
A
i
Pronunciation: ‘ee’
3
Q
ウ
A
u
Pronunciation: ‘oo’
4
Q
エ
A
e
Pronunciation: ‘eh’
5
Q
オ
A
o
Pronunciation: ‘oh’
6
Q
カ
A
ka
Pronunciation: ‘k-ah’
7
Q
キ
A
ki
Pronunciation: ‘k-ee’
8
Q
ク
A
ku
Pronunciation: ‘k-oo’
9
Q
ケ
A
ke
Pronunciation: ‘k-eh’
10
Q
コ
A
ko
Pronunciation: ‘k-oh’
11
Q
ガ
A
ga
Pronunciation: ‘g-ah’
12
Q
ギ
A
gi
Pronunciation: ‘g-ee’
13
Q
グ
A
gu
Pronunciation: ‘g-oo’
14
Q
ゲ
A
ge
Pronunciation: ‘g-eh’
15
Q
ゴ
A
go
Pronunciation: ‘g-oh’
16
Q
サ
A
sa
Pronunciation: ‘s-ah’
17
Q
シ
A
shi
Pronunciation: ‘sh-ee’
18
Q
ス
A
su
Pronunciation: ‘s-oo’
19
Q
セ
A
se
Pronunciation: ‘s-eh’
20
Q
ソ
A
so
Pronunciation: ‘s-oh’
21
Q
ザ
A
za
Pronunciation: ‘z-ah’
22
Q
ジ
A
ji
Pronunciation: ‘j-ee’
23
Q
ズ
A
zu
Pronunciation: ‘z-oo’
24
Q
ゼ
A
ze
Pronunciation: ‘z-eh’
25
ゾ
zo
Pronunciation: 'z-oh'
26
タ
ta
Pronunciation: 't-ah'
27
チ
chi
Pronunciation: 'ch-ee'
28
ツ
tsu
Pronunciation: 'ts-oo' Be careful: t is not silent
29
テ
te
Pronunciation: 't-eh'
30
ト
to
Pronunciation: 't-oh'
31
ダ
da
Pronunciation: 'd-ah'
32
ヂ
ji
Pronunciation: 'j-ee'
33
ヅ
zu
Pronunciation: 'z-oo'
34
デ
de
Pronunciation: 'd-eh'
35
ド
do
Pronunciation: 'd-oh'
36
ナ
na
Pronunciation: 'n-ah'
37
ニ
ni
Pronunciation: 'n-ee'
38
ヌ
nu
Pronunciation: 'n-oo'
39
ネ
ne
Pronunciation: 'n-eh'
40
ノ
no
Pronunciation: 'n-oh'
41
ハ
ha
Pronunciation: 'h-ah'
42
ヒ
hi
Pronunciation: 'h-ee'
43
フ
fu
Pronunciation: 'f-oo'
Be careful: very light 'f' sound!
44
ヘ
he
Pronunciation: 'h-eh'
45
ホ
ho
Pronunciation: 'h-oh'
46
バ
ba
Pronunciation: 'b-ah'
47
ビ
bi
Pronunciation: 'b-ee'
48
ブ
bu
Pronunciation: 'b-oo'
49
ベ
be
Pronunciation: 'b-eh'
50
ボ
bo
Pronunciation: 'b-oh'
51
パ
pa
Pronunciation: 'p-ah'
52
ピ
pi
Pronunciation: 'p-ee'
53
プ
pu
Pronunciation: 'p-oo'
54
ペ
pe
Pronunciation: 'p-eh'
55
ポ
po
Pronunciation: 'p-oh'
56
マ
ma
Pronunciation: 'm-ah'
57
ミ
mi
Pronunciation: 'm-ee'
58
ム
mu
Pronunciation: 'm-oo'
59
メ
me
Pronunciation: 'm-eh'
60
モ
mo
Pronunciation: 'm-oh'
61
ヤ
ya
Pronunciation: 'y-ah'
62
ユ
yu
Pronunciation: 'y-oo'
63
ヨ
yo
Pronunciation: 'y-oh'
64
ラ
ra
Pronunciation: 'r-ah'
Be careful: very light 'r' sound!
65
リ
ri
Pronunciation: 'r-ee'
Be careful: very light 'r' sound!
66
ル
ru
Pronunciation: 'r-oo'
Be careful: very light 'r' sound!
67
レ
re
Pronunciation: 'r-eh'
Be careful: very light 'r' sound!
68
ロ
ro
Pronunciation: 'r-oh'
Be careful: very light 'r' sound!
69
ワ
wa
Pronunciation: 'w-ah'
70
ヲ
wo/o
Pronunciation: 'w-oh' or 'oh'
(More commonly pronounced **o**)
71
ン
n/m
Pronunciation: 'nnh' or 'mmm'
(More commonly **n**)
