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katakana

katakana [カタカナ - 片仮名] is a Japanese syllabary mainly used to emphasize or express things of importance and also used for foreign loanwords and foreign names. Written slightly different from hiragana, katakana and hiragana phonetically sound the same.

Click on the Katakana symbols in the charts below to view stroke animation.

Dakuon (濁音) and Handakuon (半濁音)
gagigugego
zajizuzezo
dadidudedo
babibubebo
papipupepo
Yōon (拗音)
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