Katakana: A-KO

Question 1

Answer 1

А

• first, draw a horizontal line, then откидная линия (не вертикальная!)
• LK: looks like number 7
• A7

Question 2

Answer 2

И
* oткидная + vertical line
* LK: looks like number 1
* И1

Question 3

Answer 3

У

• point (small diagonal line), then the second component
• looks a bit like 5
• У5

Question 4

Answer 4

Э

• horizontal line, vertical line, and another (longer) horizontal line
• looks like the capital i
• the teacher corrected me by making the lower line longer

Question 5

Answer 5

O

• the prettiest syllable
• notice that it’s not centered

Question 6

Answer 6

КА

• looks similar to “ка” in Hiragana but the lines are angular, not round
• “the smile” component is absent

Question 7

Answer 7

КИ

• it is very similar to “ки” in Hiragana
• again “the smile” component is absent
• кинжал without the smile

Question 8

Answer 8

КУ

• LK: it looks quite similar to “у” in Katakana

Question 9

Answer 9

КЭ

• LK: it looks very similar to “kу” in Katakana, except that the vertical line is centered under the horizontal line

Question 10

Answer 10

КО

• The simplest character
• Notice the directions of writing