Katakana
All 104 characters. 46 basic, 25 with dakuten or handakuten, 33 combinations.
The 46 basic characters
| a | i | u | e | o | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| アa | イi | ウu | エe | オo | |
| k | カka | キki | クku | ケke | コko |
| s | サsa | シshi | スsu | セse | ソso |
| t | タta | チchi | ツtsu | テte | トto |
| n | ナna | ニni | ヌnu | ネne | ノno |
| h | ハha | ヒhi | フfu | ヘhe | ホho |
| m | マma | ミmi | ムmu | メme | モmo |
| y | ヤya | ユyu | ヨyo | ||
| r | ラra | リri | ルru | レre | ロro |
| w | ワwa | ヲwo | |||
| ンn |
With dakuten and handakuten
| a | i | u | e | o | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g | ガga | ギgi | グgu | ゲge | ゴgo |
| z | ザza | ジji | ズzu | ゼze | ゾzo |
| d | ダda | ヂji | ヅzu | デde | ドdo |
| b | バba | ビbi | ブbu | ベbe | ボbo |
| p | パpa | ピpi | プpu | ペpe | ポpo |
Reading the chart. Down the left is the consonant, across the top is the vowel. Japanese has five vowel sounds and almost every character is one of them with a consonant in front, which is why the grid works at all.
The two marks. Dakuten, the two strokes, turn k into g, s into z, t into d and h into b. Handakuten, the small circle, turns h into p. Both go on last, after the character underneath is finished.
The gaps. The dashed squares are sounds Japanese does not have. Nothing is missing from the chart.
Combinations
| ya | yu | yo |
|---|---|---|
| キャkya | キュkyu | キョkyo |
| シャsha | シュshu | ショsho |
| チャcha | チュchu | チョcho |
| ニャnya | ニュnyu | ニョnyo |
| ヒャhya | ヒュhyu | ヒョhyo |
| ミャmya | ミュmyu | ミョmyo |
| リャrya | リュryu | リョryo |
| ギャgya | ギュgyu | ギョgyo |
| ジャja | ジュju | ジョjo |
| ビャbya | ビュbyu | ビョbyo |
| ピャpya | ピュpyu | ピョpyo |
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Katakana · writing practice
The 46 basic characters, 1 of 3. Trace the two models, then write it from memory along the row.
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The 46 basic characters, 2 of 3. Trace the two models, then write it from memory along the row.
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The 46 basic characters, 3 of 3. Trace the two models, then write it from memory along the row.
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Dakuten and handakuten, 1 of 2. The two marks are the last thing you write, after the character underneath is finished.
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Dakuten and handakuten, 2 of 2. The two marks are the last thing you write, after the character underneath is finished.
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Combinations, 1 of 2. The second character is written small, in the lower half of the space, and the pair is said as one syllable.
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Combinations, 2 of 2. The second character is written small, in the lower half of the space, and the pair is said as one syllable.
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Hiragana and katakana on a sheet each, the 109 N5 kanji across two, and the writing practice sheets. Free, no address needed, and licensed for classroom use.