Katakana

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This set covers the Japanese Katakana alphabet, helping learners master character recognition, stroke order, and pronunciation.

71 cards Japanese → English Level: A1 Japanese Published
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ア
a (2 strokes) - 1: Horizontal line bent diagonally left; 2: Slanted vertical line sweeping down to the left.
イ
i (2 strokes) - 1: Diagonal slash down-left; 2: Vertical stroke down from the midpoint of the first.
ウ
u (3 strokes) - 1: Short top dot; 2: Left downward hook/dot; 3: Top horizontal line bending down-left smoothly.
エ
e (3 strokes) - 1: Top horizontal; 2: Vertical stem in center; 3: Longer bottom horizontal line.
オ
o (3 strokes) - 1: Horizontal bar; 2: Vertical line hooking left at bottom; 3: Diagonal slash down-left on the right.
カ
ka (2 strokes) - 1: Horizontal bar turning down and hooking left; 2: Diagonal slash cutting down to the left.
キ
ki (3 strokes) - 1: Upper horizontal line; 2: Lower slightly longer horizontal line; 3: Diagonal line cutting down to the right.
ク
ku (2 strokes) - 1: Diagonal slash down-left; 2: Horizontal line bending down-left in a curve.
ケ
ke (3 strokes) - 1: Diagonal slash down-left; 2: Horizontal line intersecting; 3: Sweeping curve downward to the left.
コ
ko (2 strokes) - 1: Top horizontal bending down vertically; 2: Bottom horizontal line closing the box.
サ
sa (3 strokes) - 1: Horizontal bar; 2: Short vertical stroke on left; 3: Longer vertical stroke sweeping left.
シ
shi (3 strokes) - 1: Upper dot; 2: Lower dot directly below; 3: Curved upward sweep from bottom-left to top-right.
ス
su (2 strokes) - 1: Horizontal turning down-left; 2: Crossing diagonal stroke downward to the right.
セ
se (2 strokes) - 1: Horizontal bar bending down into a hook; 2: Vertical stroke bending right at bottom.
ソ
so (2 strokes) - 1: Short slanted dot on top-left; 2: Long slash sweeping from top-right down to bottom-left.
タ
ta (3 strokes) - 1: Slash down-left; 2: Horizontal bending down-left; 3: Short intersecting slash.
チ
chi (3 strokes) - 1: Top horizontal slash right-to-left; 2: Horizontal bar; 3: Downward sweep curving left.
ツ
tsu (3 strokes) - 1: Left dot; 2: Right dot aligned horizontally; 3: Curved downward stroke from top-right to bottom-left.
テ
te (3 strokes) - 1: Short top horizontal; 2: Longer horizontal bar; 3: Curved slash sweeping down-left from center.
ト
to (2 strokes) - 1: Vertical line down; 2: Slanted diagonal stroke protruding downward to the right.
ナ
na (2 strokes) - 1: Horizontal line; 2: Sweeping curved stroke crossing down to the left.
ニ
ni (2 strokes) - 1: Short top horizontal; 2: Longer parallel bottom horizontal line.
ヌ
nu (2 strokes) - 1: Slanted stroke bending down-left; 2: Diagonal line cutting down to the right.
ネ
ne (4 strokes) - 1: Top dot; 2: Downward slash; 3: Horizontal right with downward turn; 4: Long vertical stem.
ノ
no (1 stroke) - 1: Single smooth curved stroke sweeping from top-right to bottom-left.
ハ
ha (2 strokes) - 1: Diagonal slash down-left; 2: Diagonal slash down-right, angled outward.
ヒ
hi (2 strokes) - 1: Top horizontal-leaning slash; 2: Vertical stem turning right into an upward horizontal bar.
フ
fu (1 stroke) - 1: Single stroke moving horizontally right and curving down to the left.
ヘ
he (1 stroke) - 1: Single chevron stroke rising up to the right and sloping down to the right.
ホ
ho (4 strokes) - 1: Top horizontal; 2: Vertical stem with hook; 3: Left slash; 4: Right slanted dot.
マ
ma (2 strokes) - 1: Horizontal turning down-left diagonally; 2: Short parallel diagonal slash beneath it.
ミ
mi (3 strokes) - 1: Top short slash rightward; 2: Middle parallel slash; 3: Bottom longer parallel slash.
ム
mu (2 strokes) - 1: Slash down-left turning into an upward-right diagonal; 2: Short dot near top-right.
メ
me (2 strokes) - 1: Long slash down-left; 2: Intersecting slash cutting across down-right.
モ
mo (3 strokes) - 1: Top horizontal; 2: Longer middle horizontal; 3: Vertical stem curving right at bottom.
ヤ
ya (2 strokes) - 1: Slanted angle curving right; 2: Straight diagonal line cutting through down-left.
ユ
yu (2 strokes) - 1: Horizontal bar bending down vertically; 2: Long bottom horizontal line crossing the stem.
ヨ
yo (3 strokes) - 1: Top horizontal bending down vertically; 2: Middle horizontal bar; 3: Bottom horizontal bar.
ラ
ra (2 strokes) - 1: Short top horizontal bar; 2: Angled stroke bending down-left beneath it.
リ
ri (2 strokes) - 1: Short vertical line on left; 2: Longer vertical line on right sweeping down-left.
ル
ru (2 strokes) - 1: Left downward diagonal sweep; 2: Right downward stroke bending slightly up-right.
レ
re (1 stroke) - 1: Single vertical line curving sharply into an upward-pointing diagonal on the right.
ロ
ro (3 strokes) - 1: Left vertical; 2: Top horizontal bending down; 3: Bottom horizontal closing the square.
ワ
wa (2 strokes) - 1: Short left vertical; 2: Top horizontal bending down-left in a sweeping arc.
ヲ
wo (3 strokes) - 1: Top horizontal; 2: Parallel middle horizontal; 3: Curved slash cutting diagonally left.
ン
n (2 strokes) - 1: Short slanted dot on left; 2: Long upward sweep from bottom-left to top-right.
ガ
ga (4 strokes) - Base カ (2 strokes) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
ギ
gi (5 strokes) - Base キ (3 strokes) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
グ
gu (4 strokes) - Base ク (2 strokes) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
ゲ
ge (5 strokes) - Base ケ (3 strokes) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
ゴ
go (4 strokes) - Base コ (2 strokes) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
ザ
za (5 strokes) - Base サ (3 strokes) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
ジ
ji (5 strokes) - Base シ (3 strokes) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
ズ
zu (4 strokes) - Base ス (2 strokes) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
ゼ
ze (4 strokes) - Base セ (2 strokes) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
ゾ
zo (4 strokes) - Base ソ (2 strokes) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
ダ
da (5 strokes) - Base タ (3 strokes) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
ヂ
ji / dji (5 strokes) - Base チ (3 strokes) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
ヅ
zu / dzu (5 strokes) - Base ツ (3 strokes) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
デ
de (5 strokes) - Base テ (3 strokes) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
ド
do (4 strokes) - Base ト (2 strokes) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
バ
ba (4 strokes) - Base ハ (2 strokes) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
ビ
bi (4 strokes) - Base ヒ (2 strokes) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
ブ
bu (3 strokes) - Base フ (1 stroke) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
ベ
be (3 strokes) - Base ヘ (1 stroke) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
ボ
bo (6 strokes) - Base ホ (4 strokes) with two dakuten tick marks added in the top-right corner.
パ
pa (3 strokes) - Base ハ (2 strokes) with one small handakuten circle drawn in the top-right corner.
ピ
pi (3 strokes) - Base ヒ (2 strokes) with one small handakuten circle drawn in the top-right corner.
プ
pu (2 strokes) - Base フ (1 stroke) with one small handakuten circle drawn in the top-right corner.
ペ
pe (2 strokes) - Base ヘ (1 stroke) with one small handakuten circle drawn in the top-right corner.
ポ
po (5 strokes) - Base ホ (4 strokes) with one small handakuten circle drawn in the top-right corner.

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