Katakana Characters

Cards · 71

ア

a - Looks like an axe head or the letter A leaning forward.

イ

i - Looks like an iron pole or an easel with two legs.

ウ

u - Looks like an umbrella handle caught on a clothesline.

エ

e - Looks like the girders of an elevator shaft or a capital I in serif.

オ

o - Looks like an opera singer opening their arms wide.

カ

ka - Looks like a camera tripod missing one leg, or a sharp letter K.

キ

ki - Looks like a key with two sharp notches.

ク

ku - Looks like a cook's bent elbow or a crooked beak.

ケ

ke - Looks like the corner edges of a wooden crate or a kettle handle.

コ

ko - Looks like two corners forming an open box or container.

サ

sa - Looks like three sardines hanging together on a line.

シ

shi - Looks like eyes smiling upward from the bottom left; remember 'she smiles'.

ス

su - Looks like the legs of a skier speeding down a slope.

セ

se - Looks like the backrest and arm of a modern swivel settee.

ソ

so - Looks like sewing needles pointing downward from the top left.

タ

ta - Looks like a person taking a brisk step or a tidal wave splashing over.

チ

chi - Looks like a cheerleader swinging her arm with pompoms.

ツ

tsu - Looks like raindrops splashing downward, like a tsunami crashing down.

テ

te - Looks like a television antenna sticking out of a roof.

ト

to - Looks like a totem pole with a branch sticking out.

ナ

na - Looks like a cross marking the spot on a map or a pocket knife blade.

ニ

ni - Looks like two needles laying horizontally (two parallel lines).

ヌ

nu - Looks like chopsticks crossing while grabbing noodles.

ネ

ne - Looks like a necktie hanging straight down.

ノ

no - Looks like a straight slash meaning 'no' or a ski slope.

ハ

ha - Looks like a thatched roof on a hawaiian hut.

ヒ

hi - Looks like a person resting their feet on the pedals of a bike.

フ

fu - Looks like an eagle's fierce hooked beak.

ヘ

he - Looks like the upward peak of Mount Saint Helens.

ホ

ho - Looks like a holy cross standing over a base.

マ

ma - Looks like drinking juice out of a glass with a straw.

ミ

mi - Looks like three missiles flying diagonally downward.

ム

mu - Looks like a triangular cow's face saying moo.

メ

me - Looks like crossing samurai swords slashing a metal sheet.

モ

mo - Looks like a monitor sitting on a pole with two antenna bars.

ヤ

ya - Looks like the sail of a luxury yacht cutting through waves.

ユ

yu - Looks like the square-bracket shape of a u-turn ramp.

ヨ

yo - Looks like the pronged teeth of a yoga mat storage rack.

ラ

ra - Looks like a rabbit bending forward over a box.

リ

ri - Looks like two river reeds standing upright side by side.

ル

ru - Looks like two roots shooting out into the soil.

レ

re - Looks like a bent red leg kicking out to the right.

ロ

ro - Looks like an open square cardboard box or rolling crate.

ワ

wa - Looks like a wine glass outline missing the right side.

ヲ

wo - Looks like a person leaning forward yelling 'woah' with arms up.

ン

n - Looks like one eye winking upward from bottom-left to top-right.

ガ

ga - Katakana カ (ka) with dakuten marks, sounding voiced like 'ga'.

ギ

gi - Katakana キ (ki) with dakuten marks, sounding voiced like 'gi'.

グ

gu - Katakana ク (ku) with dakuten marks, sounding voiced like 'gu'.

ゲ

ge - Katakana ケ (ke) with dakuten marks, sounding voiced like 'ge'.

ゴ

go - Katakana コ (ko) with dakuten marks, sounding voiced like 'go'.

ザ

za - Katakana サ (sa) with dakuten marks, sounding voiced like 'za'.

ジ

ji - Katakana シ (shi) with dakuten marks, sounding voiced like 'ji'.

ズ

zu - Katakana ス (su) with dakuten marks, sounding voiced like 'zu'.

ゼ

ze - Katakana セ (se) with dakuten marks, sounding voiced like 'ze'.

ゾ

zo - Katakana ソ (so) with dakuten marks, sounding voiced like 'zo'.

ダ

da - Katakana タ (ta) with dakuten marks, sounding voiced like 'da'.

ヂ

ji (di) - Katakana チ (chi) with dakuten marks, sounding voiced like 'ji'.

ヅ

zu (du) - Katakana ツ (tsu) with dakuten marks, sounding voiced like 'zu'.

デ

de - Katakana テ (te) with dakuten marks, sounding voiced like 'de'.

ド

do - Katakana ト (to) with dakuten marks, sounding voiced like 'do'.

バ

ba - Katakana ハ (ha) with dakuten marks, turning the breath into a hard 'ba'.

ビ

bi - Katakana ヒ (hi) with dakuten marks, voiced into 'bi'.

ブ

bu - Katakana フ (fu) with dakuten marks, voiced into 'bu'.

ベ

be - Katakana ヘ (he) with dakuten marks, voiced into 'be'.

ボ

bo - Katakana ホ (ho) with dakuten marks, voiced into 'bo'.

パ

pa - Katakana ハ (ha) with handakuten (circle) like a popping bubble 'pa'.

ピ

pi - Katakana ヒ (hi) with handakuten circle, popping into 'pi'.

プ

pu - Katakana フ (fu) with handakuten circle, popping into 'pu'.

ペ

pe - Katakana ヘ (he) with handakuten circle, popping into 'pe'.

ポ

po - Katakana ホ (ho) with handakuten circle, popping into 'po'.