Katakana Chart

 

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(a) Regular katagana


a
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i
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u
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e
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o
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ka
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ki
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ku
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ke
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ko
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sa
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shi
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su
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se
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so
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ta
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chi
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tsu
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te
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to
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na
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ni
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nu
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ne
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no
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ha
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hi
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fu
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he
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ho
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ma
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mi
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mu
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me
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mo
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ya
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yu
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yo
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ra
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ri
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ru
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re
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ro
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wa
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wo
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n
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(b) Katakana with dakuten

  • Adding a dakuten (濁点・だくてん) to a character changes the consonant part of the character from an unvoiced consonant to a voiced consonant. That is:
    /k/ → /g/
    /s/ → /z/
    /t/ → /d/
    /h/ → /b/


ga
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gi
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gu
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ge
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go
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za
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ji
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zu
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ze
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zo
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da
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di
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du
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de
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do
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ba
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bi
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bu
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be
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bo
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(c) Katakana with handakuten

  • Adding a handakuten (半濁点・はんだくてん) to a character changes the consonant part of the character from /h/ to /p/.


pa
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pi
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pu
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pe
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po
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(d) Compound katakana

  • The Japanese name for compound katakana is 拗音・ようおん・yō’on = “crooked sounds.”
  • Although we use two katakana characters to write them, compound katakana are the same length as single katakana characters when spoken.
  • All the compound katakana are combinations of one character from the i-column of the katakana table (キ, シ, チ, ニ, ヒ, ミ, リ) and one of either ャ, ュ, or ョ.

キャ
kya
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キュ
kyu
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キョ
kyo
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ギャ
gya
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ギュ
gyu
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ギョ
gyo
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シャ
sha
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シュ
shu
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ショ
sho
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ジャ
ja
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ジュ
ju
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ジョ
jo
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チャ
cha
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チュ
chu
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チョ
cho
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ニャ
nya
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ニュ
nyu
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ニョ
nyo
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ヒャ
hya
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ヒュ
hyu
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ヒョ
hyo
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ビャ
bya
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ビュ
byu
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ビョ
byo
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ピャ
pya
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ピュ
pyu
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ピョ
pyo
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ミャ
mya
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ミュ
myu
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ミョ
myo
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リャ
rya
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リュ
ryu
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リョ
ryo
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