Similarity Brings Confusion
There are so many characters that are similar that recognizing the differences is difficult. This table helps me differentiate between katakana that have similar shapes.
Now that we have the letters, let's look at some loan words that use the Katakana from above.
| Slanted Curve | ||
| a - ア | ||
| i - イ | ||
| n - ン | ||
| no - ノ | ||
| so - ソ | ||
| me - メ | ||
| tsu - ツ | ||
| T Shaped Katakana | ||
| mo - モ | ||
| ya - ヤ | ||
| hi - ヒ | ||
| se - セ | ||
| na - ナ | ||
| Slanted Curve with a Bar on Top | ||
| u - ウ | ||
| wa - ワ | ||
| wo - ヲ | ||
| fu - フ | ||
| nu - ヌ | ||
| Slanted Curve with 2 Bars on Top | ||
| ra - ラ | ||
| te - テ | ||
| Slanted Curve with a Bar and Dangly Pieces on Top | ||
| ta - タ | ||
| ke - ケ | ||
| ku - ク | ||
| Generally Vertical Katakana | ||
| i - イ | ||
| o - オ | ||
| ki - キ | ||
| ti - チ | ||
| te - テ | ||
| to - ト | ||
| na - ナ | ||
| ne - ネ | ||
| ho - ホ | ||
| mo - モ | ||
| ya - ヤ | ||
| yu - ユ | ||
| yo - ヨ | ||
| ri - リ | ||
| ru - ル | ||
| re - レ | ||
| Weird or Unusual Katakana | ||
| ka - カ | ||
| ko - コ | ||
| ro - ロ | ||
| su - ス | ||
| ne - ネ | ||
| ha - ハ | ||
| he - ヘ | ||
| ni - ニ | ||
| mi - ミ | ||
| ma - マ | ||
| mu - ム | ||
| mo - モ | ||
| me - メ | ||
Now that we have the letters, let's look at some loan words that use the Katakana from above.
| Katakana | Pronunciation | English | ||
| メニュー | me nyu u | menu | ||
| ノート | no o to | notebook | ||
| ケーキ | ke e ki | cake | ||
| テスト | te su to | test | ||
| ラーメン | ra a me n | ramen | ||
| ワイン | wa i n | wine | ||
| マラソン | ma ra so n | marathon | ||
| フルーツ | hu ru u tsu | fruit | ||
| クッキー | ku kki i | cookie | ||
| ソース | so o su | sauce | ||
| ツアー | tsu a a | tour | ||
| カヌー カヌ | ka nu u | canoe |
| Item Counting System | ||
| 1 (一つ): Hitotsu (ひとつ) | ||
| 2 (二つ): Futatsu (ふたつ) | ||
| 3 (三つ): Mittsu (みっつ) | ||
| 4 (四つ): Yottsu (よっつ) | ||
| 5 (五つ): Itsutsu (いつつ) | ||
| 6 (六つ): Muttsu (むっつ) | ||
| 7 (七つ): Nanatsu (ななつ) | ||
| 8 (八つ): Yattsu (やっつ) | ||
| 9 (九つ): Kokonotsu (ここのつ) | ||
| 10 (十): Tō (とお) | ||
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