[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-article-local-the-japanese-language-katakana":3,"$fHZsWYl_LcdVZ5GxKwtR-ZqvCZbbUdo2_Fi6R_GQKiQM":2165,"blog-article-cms-the-japanese-language-katakana":2167,"article-hreflang-the-japanese-language-katakana":2168,"blog-article-related-the-japanese-language-katakana":3504},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":2144,"extension":2145,"meta":2146,"navigation":2158,"path":2159,"rawbody":2160,"seo":2161,"stem":2162,"__hash__":2163,"timestampUnix":2147,"slug":2148,"h1":2149,"image":2150,"tags":2155,"timestamp":2164,"locale":-1},"content\u002Farticle\u002Fjapanese\u002Fjapanese-katakana.md","Learn Katakana in a Few Days: Quick Guide with Memory Tricks",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":2125},"minimark",[9,19,22,25,28,31,36,44,53,56,79,82,85,88,101,104,110,112,116,119,525,528,535,537,541,544,548,557,560,567,572,575,584,590,595,600,603,613,616,621,626,629,638,644,649,654,657,666,672,677,682,691,695,698,701,714,720,725,730,733,743,749,754,759,762,772,777,782,787,790,800,806,811,816,819,829,834,839,844,849,853,856,859,871,877,882,887,890,902,908,913,918,921,934,940,945,950,953,963,969,974,979,982,994,1000,1005,1010,1015,1019,1022,1025,1037,1043,1048,1053,1056,1068,1073,1078,1083,1086,1098,1103,1108,1113,1116,1126,1132,1137,1142,1145,1155,1160,1165,1170,1175,1179,1182,1185,1196,1202,1207,1212,1215,1225,1231,1236,1241,1244,1254,1260,1265,1270,1273,1283,1289,1294,1299,1302,1312,1317,1322,1327,1332,1336,1339,1342,1355,1361,1366,1371,1374,1385,1391,1396,1401,1404,1414,1420,1425,1430,1433,1443,1446,1451,1456,1459,1466,1472,1477,1482,1487,1491,1494,1497,1509,1514,1519,1524,1527,1537,1540,1545,1550,1553,1563,1569,1574,1579,1582,1592,1597,1602,1607,1610,1620,1623,1628,1633,1638,1642,1645,1648,1662,1668,1673,1678,1681,1696,1699,1704,1709,1712,1725,1730,1735,1740,1743,1756,1762,1767,1772,1775,1788,1793,1798,1803,1808,1812,1815,1818,1830,1835,1840,1845,1848,1858,1864,1869,1874,1877,1887,1893,1898,1903,1908,1912,1915,1918,1921,1932,1938,1943,1948,1951,1962,1971,1976,1979,1991,1994,1999,2004,2006,2010,2013,2016,2044,2047,2049,2053,2056,2062,2065,2071,2074,2077,2084,2088,2090,2094,2105,2108,2116,2119,2122],[10,11,12,13,18],"p",{},"Katakana aren't quite as common as hiragana, but if you want to ",[14,15,17],"a",{"href":16},"\u002Flearn-japanese","learn Japanese",", you'll need to know both. Not being able to read katakana will regularly impede your ability to understand Japanese sentences in the wild. In fact, you probably wouldn't be able to get through a beginner's Japanese textbook without knowing katakana.",[10,20,21],{},"If you're here, though, you get that.",[10,23,24],{},"Let's learn katakana:",[26,27],"toc",{},[29,30],"hr",{},[32,33,35],"h2",{"id":34},"hiragana-vs-katakana","Hiragana vs Katakana",[10,37,38,39,43],{},"Before we get too far along, if you haven't learned hiragana yet, go do that first. Whereas katakana appear in many sentences, hiragana appear multiple times in ",[40,41,42],"em",{},"every"," sentence.",[45,46,48,49],"h4",{"id":47},"️-read-our-hiragana-guide","➡️ ",[14,50,52],{"href":51},"\u002Fblog\u002Fjapanese\u002Fthe-japanese-language-hiragana","Read our hiragana guide",[54,55],"br",{},[10,57,58,59,62,63,66,67,70,71,74,75,78],{},"Just like hiragana, katakana is made up of ",[40,60,61],{},"5 singular vowels, 42 consonant-vowel combinations",", and ",[40,64,65],{},"one singular consonant"," (ン; ",[40,68,69],{},"n","). There are also 2 obsolete katakana characters, ヰ ",[40,72,73],{},"i"," and ヱ ",[40,76,77],{},"e",".",[10,80,81],{},"At this point, you may be wondering: \"If the pronunciation is identical, why even have two sets of characters in the first place?\"",[10,83,84],{},"Good question, young padawan.",[10,86,87],{},"As we mentioned before, each has their own use cases.",[89,90,91,95,98],"ul",{},[92,93,94],"li",{},"Katakana is used to write foreign words, such as countries and place names, names of foreign people, and technical and scientific terms.",[92,96,97],{},"Japanese words (what would normally be written with kanji or hiragana) are sometimes written with katakana for emphasis, similar to italicizing a word in English",[92,99,100],{},"There are a few more uses, but these are the main ones you will encounter.",[10,102,103],{},"That's a bit complex.",[105,106,107],"blockquote",{},[10,108,109],{},"The good news is that they're easy to distinguish: hiragana consists of smooth curly symbols, 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[amerika]",[561,568],{"lang":563,"src":569,"native":570,"translation":571},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fアイロン.m4a","アイロン","iron [airon]",[545,573],{"code":574},"katakana:i",[10,576,577,578,553,580,583],{},"The second character is イ, which is represented as ",[40,579,73],{},[40,581,582],{},"ee"," in meet.",[10,585,586,587,589],{},"When you are in Japan it's worth trying to eat (",[40,588,73],{},") with chopsticks at least once.",[561,591],{"lang":563,"src":592,"native":593,"translation":594},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fイギリス.m4a","イギリス","England [igirisu]",[561,596],{"lang":563,"src":597,"native":598,"translation":599},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fイラスト.m4a","イラスト","illustration [irasuto]",[545,601],{"code":602},"katakana:u",[10,604,605,606,553,609,612],{},"The third character is ウ, which is represented as ",[40,607,608],{},"u",[40,610,611],{},"oo"," in shoot.",[10,614,615],{},"This looks just like a 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story.",[10,667,668,669,671],{},"Here we have a singer with a wide open (",[40,670,662],{},") mouth singing with all his might.",[561,673],{"lang":563,"src":674,"native":675,"translation":676},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fオーストラリア.m4a","オーストラリア","Australia [oosutoraria]",[561,678],{"lang":563,"src":679,"native":680,"translation":681},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fオイル.m4a","オイル","oil [oiru]",[10,683,684,685,690],{},"Now that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following ",[14,686,689],{"href":687,"target":688},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fkatakana","_blank","link",", select the first row of katakana, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with the first katakana row before moving on.",[32,692,694],{"id":693},"カキクケコ-k-series-katakana","カキクケコ → \"K\" series katakana",[10,696,697],{},"The next five are カ・キ・ク・ケ・コ.",[545,699],{"code":700},"katakana:ka",[10,702,703,704,707,708,711,712,556],{},"The first character is カ, which is represented as ",[40,705,706],{},"ka",", and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the ",[40,709,710],{},"k"," in skate and the ",[40,713,14],{},[10,715,716,717,719],{},"Look! The butcher is cutting (",[40,718,706],{},") a big piece of meat.",[561,721],{"lang":563,"src":722,"native":723,"translation":724},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fカナダ.m4a","カナダ","Canada [kanada]",[561,726],{"lang":563,"src":727,"native":728,"translation":729},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fカリフォルニア.m4a","カリフォルニア","California [kariforunia]",[545,731],{"code":732},"katakana:ki",[10,734,735,736,707,739,711,741,583],{},"The second character is キ, which is represented as ",[40,737,738],{},"ki",[40,740,710],{},[40,742,582],{},[10,744,745,746,748],{},"This character looks a bit like a key (",[40,747,738],{},").",[561,750],{"lang":563,"src":751,"native":752,"translation":753},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fキリスト.m4a","キリスト","Christ [kirisuto]",[561,755],{"lang":563,"src":756,"native":757,"translation":758},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fキウイ.m4a","キウイ","kiwi [kiui]",[545,760],{"code":761},"katakana:ku",[10,763,764,765,707,768,711,770,612],{},"The third character is ク, which is represented as ",[40,766,767],{},"ku",[40,769,710],{},[40,771,611],{},[10,773,774,775,748],{},"It’s a baby in a cradle (",[40,776,767],{},[561,778],{"lang":563,"src":779,"native":780,"translation":781},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fクウェート.m4a","クウェート","Kuwait [kueeto]",[561,783],{"lang":563,"src":784,"native":785,"translation":786},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fクイズ.m4a","クイズ","quiz [kuizu]",[545,788],{"code":789},"katakana:ke",[10,791,792,793,707,796,711,798,637],{},"The fourth character is ケ, which is represented as ",[40,794,795],{},"ke",[40,797,710],{},[40,799,77],{},[10,801,802,803,805],{},"If you look closely, this looks like a \"K\" (",[40,804,795],{},") that has been tilted.",[561,807],{"lang":563,"src":808,"native":809,"translation":810},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fケーキ.m4a","ケーキ","cake [keeki]",[561,812],{"lang":563,"src":813,"native":814,"translation":815},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fケース.m4a","ケース","case [keesu]",[545,817],{"code":818},"katakana:ko",[10,820,821,822,707,825,711,827,665],{},"The fifth character is コ, which is represented as ",[40,823,824],{},"ko",[40,826,710],{},[40,828,662],{},[10,830,831,832,748],{},"コ has two 90 degree corners (",[40,833,824],{},[561,835],{"lang":563,"src":836,"native":837,"translation":838},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fコーヒー.m4a","コーヒー","coffee [koohii]",[561,840],{"lang":563,"src":841,"native":842,"translation":843},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fコーラ.m4a","コーラ","cola [koora]",[10,845,684,846,848],{},[14,847,689],{"href":687,"target":688},", select the first and second row of katakana, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these two katakana rows before moving on.",[32,850,852],{"id":851},"サシスセソ-s-series-katakana","サシスセソ → \"S\" series katakana",[10,854,855],{},"The next five are サ・シ・ス・セ・ソ.",[545,857],{"code":858},"katakana:sa",[10,860,861,862,707,865,868,869,556],{},"The first character is サ, which is represented as ",[40,863,864],{},"sa",[40,866,867],{},"s"," in soup and the ",[40,870,14],{},[10,872,873,874,876],{},"It’s a saddle (",[40,875,864],{},") on a horse.",[561,878],{"lang":563,"src":879,"native":880,"translation":881},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fサラダ.m4a","サラダ","salad [sarada]",[561,883],{"lang":563,"src":884,"native":885,"translation":886},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fサンドイッチ.m4a","サンドイッチ","sandwich [sandoicchi]",[545,888],{"code":889},"katakana:shi",[10,891,892,893,707,896,899,900,583],{},"The second character is シ, which is represented as ",[40,894,895],{},"shi",[40,897,898],{},"sh"," in sheep and the ",[40,901,582],{},[10,903,904,905,907],{},"She (",[40,906,895],{},") is looking upwards. Not sure what she sees there though.",[561,909],{"lang":563,"src":910,"native":911,"translation":912},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fシアトル.m4a","シアトル","Seattle [shiatoru]",[561,914],{"lang":563,"src":915,"native":916,"translation":917},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fシェアハウス.m4a","シェアハウス","share house [sheahausu]",[545,919],{"code":920},"katakana:su",[10,922,923,924,926,927,707,930,868,932,612],{},"The third character is ",[40,925,249],{},", which is represented as ",[40,928,929],{},"su",[40,931,867],{},[40,933,611],{},[10,935,936,937,939],{},"This looks like the perfect suit (",[40,938,929],{},") hanger.",[561,941],{"lang":563,"src":942,"native":943,"translation":944},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fスーパー.m4a","スーパー","supermarket [suupaa]",[561,946],{"lang":563,"src":947,"native":948,"translation":949},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fスープ.m4a","スープ","soup [suupu]",[545,951],{"code":952},"katakana:se",[10,954,955,956,707,959,868,961,637],{},"The fourth character is セ, which is represented as ",[40,957,958],{},"se",[40,960,867],{},[40,962,77],{},[10,964,965,966,968],{},"Where we have a nice sénior (",[40,967,958],{},") with his hat.",[561,970],{"lang":563,"src":971,"native":972,"translation":973},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fセットアップ.m4a","セットアップ","setup [settoappu]",[561,975],{"lang":563,"src":976,"native":977,"translation":978},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fセール.m4a","セール","sale [seeru]",[545,980],{"code":981},"katakana:so",[10,983,984,985,926,987,707,990,868,992,665],{},"The fifth character is ",[40,986,261],{},[40,988,989],{},"so",[40,991,867],{},[40,993,662],{},[10,995,996,997,999],{},"I tried to sew (",[40,998,989],{},") another stitch.",[561,1001],{"lang":563,"src":1002,"native":1003,"translation":1004},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fソマリア.m4a","ソマリア","Somalia [somaria]",[561,1006],{"lang":563,"src":1007,"native":1008,"translation":1009},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fソルブ.m4a","ソルブ","Sorbs [sorubu]",[10,1011,684,1012,1014],{},[14,1013,689],{"href":687,"target":688},", select the first, second and third row of katakana, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these three katakana rows before moving on.",[32,1016,1018],{"id":1017},"タチツテト-t-series-katakana","タチツテト → \"T\" series katakana",[10,1020,1021],{},"The next five are タ・チ・ツ・テ・ト.",[545,1023],{"code":1024},"katakana:ta",[10,1026,1027,1028,707,1031,1034,1035,556],{},"The first character is タ, which is represented as ",[40,1029,1030],{},"ta",[40,1032,1033],{},"t"," in stop and the ",[40,1036,14],{},[10,1038,1039,1040,1042],{},"It’s a tie (",[40,1041,1030],{},") flapping in the wind.",[561,1044],{"lang":563,"src":1045,"native":1046,"translation":1047},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fタオル.m4a","タオル","towel [taoru]",[561,1049],{"lang":563,"src":1050,"native":1051,"translation":1052},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fタイ.m4a","タイ","Thai [tai]",[545,1054],{"code":1055},"katakana:chi",[10,1057,1058,1059,707,1062,1065,1066,583],{},"The second character is チ, which is represented as ",[40,1060,1061],{},"chi",[40,1063,1064],{},"tch"," in itchy and the ",[40,1067,582],{},[10,1069,1070,1071,748],{},"What do we have here again? Our jumping cheerleader (chi) spreading her cheer (",[40,1072,1061],{},[561,1074],{"lang":563,"src":1075,"native":1076,"translation":1077},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fチキン.m4a","チキン","chicken [chikin]",[561,1079],{"lang":563,"src":1080,"native":1081,"translation":1082},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fチェス.m4a","チェス","chess [chesu]",[545,1084],{"code":1085},"katakana:tsu",[10,1087,1088,1089,707,1092,1095,1096,612],{},"The third character is ツ, which is represented as ",[40,1090,1091],{},"tsu",[40,1093,1094],{},"ts"," in cats and the ",[40,1097,611],{},[10,1099,1100,1101,748],{},"Oh no! Be careful, it’s a tsunami (",[40,1102,1091],{},[561,1104],{"lang":563,"src":1105,"native":1106,"translation":1107},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fツアー.m4a","ツアー","tour [tsuaa]",[561,1109],{"lang":563,"src":1110,"native":1111,"translation":1112},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fツイート.m4a","ツイート","tweet [tsuiito]",[545,1114],{"code":1115},"katakana:te",[10,1117,1118,1119,707,1122,1034,1124,637],{},"The fourth character is テ, which is represented as ",[40,1120,1121],{},"te",[40,1123,1033],{},[40,1125,77],{},[10,1127,1128,1129,1131],{},"This just looks like a telephone (",[40,1130,1121],{},") pole.",[561,1133],{"lang":563,"src":1134,"native":1135,"translation":1136},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fテント.m4a","テント","tent [tento]",[561,1138],{"lang":563,"src":1139,"native":1140,"translation":1141},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fテニス.m4a","テニス","tennis [tenisu]",[545,1143],{"code":1144},"katakana:to",[10,1146,1147,1148,707,1151,1034,1153,665],{},"The fifth character is ト, which is represented as ",[40,1149,1150],{},"to",[40,1152,1033],{},[40,1154,662],{},[10,1156,1157,1158,748],{},"This is the small \"t\" in the word 'toe' (",[40,1159,1150],{},[561,1161],{"lang":563,"src":1162,"native":1163,"translation":1164},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fトイレ.m4a","トイレ","toilet [toire]",[561,1166],{"lang":563,"src":1167,"native":1168,"translation":1169},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fトンネル.m4a","トンネル","tunnel [toneru]",[10,1171,684,1172,1174],{},[14,1173,689],{"href":687,"target":688},", select all katakana rows, from the first to the fourth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these four katakana rows before moving on.",[32,1176,1178],{"id":1177},"ナニヌネノ-n-series-katakana","ナニヌネノ → \"N\" series katakana",[10,1180,1181],{},"The next five are ナ・ニ・ヌ・ネ・ノ.",[545,1183],{"code":1184},"katakana:na",[10,1186,1187,1188,707,1191,1193,1194,556],{},"The first character is ナ, which is represented as ",[40,1189,1190],{},"na",[40,1192,69],{}," in not and the ",[40,1195,14],{},[10,1197,1198,1199,1201],{},"This knife (",[40,1200,1190],{},") seems pretty sharp. But it is a little bit bent.",[561,1203],{"lang":563,"src":1204,"native":1205,"translation":1206},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fナイジェリア.m4a","ナイジェリア","Nigeria [naijeria]",[561,1208],{"lang":563,"src":1209,"native":1210,"translation":1211},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fナース.m4a","ナース","nurse [naasu]",[545,1213],{"code":1214},"katakana:ni",[10,1216,1217,1218,707,1221,1193,1223,583],{},"The second character is ニ, which is represented as ",[40,1219,1220],{},"ni",[40,1222,69],{},[40,1224,582],{},[10,1226,1227,1228,1230],{},"Here are two needles (",[40,1229,1220],{},") ready to sew.",[561,1232],{"lang":563,"src":1233,"native":1234,"translation":1235},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fニカラグア.m4a","ニカラグア","Nicaragua [nikaragua]",[561,1237],{"lang":563,"src":1238,"native":1239,"translation":1240},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fニコチン.m4a","ニコチン","nicotine [nikochin]",[545,1242],{"code":1243},"katakana:nu",[10,1245,1246,1247,707,1250,1193,1252,612],{},"The third character is ヌ, which is represented as ",[40,1248,1249],{},"nu",[40,1251,69],{},[40,1253,611],{},[10,1255,1256,1257,1259],{},"You are eating a delicious bowl of noodles (",[40,1258,1249],{},") with chopsticks.",[561,1261],{"lang":563,"src":1262,"native":1263,"translation":1264},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヌガー.m4a","ヌガー","nougat [nugaa]",[561,1266],{"lang":563,"src":1267,"native":1268,"translation":1269},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヌクレオシド.m4a","ヌクレオシド","nucleoside [nukureoshido]",[545,1271],{"code":1272},"katakana:ne",[10,1274,1275,1276,707,1279,1193,1281,637],{},"The fourth character is ネ, which is represented as ",[40,1277,1278],{},"ne",[40,1280,69],{},[40,1282,77],{},[10,1284,1285,1286,1288],{},"It’s a necktie (",[40,1287,1278],{},")!",[561,1290],{"lang":563,"src":1291,"native":1292,"translation":1293},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fネガティブ.m4a","ネガティブ","negative [negatibu]",[561,1295],{"lang":563,"src":1296,"native":1297,"translation":1298},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fネイティブ.m4a","ネイティブ","native [neitibu]",[545,1300],{"code":1301},"katakana:no",[10,1303,1304,1305,707,1308,1193,1310,665],{},"The fifth character is ノ, which is represented as ",[40,1306,1307],{},"no",[40,1309,69],{},[40,1311,662],{},[10,1313,1314,1315,748],{},"It’s Pinocchio with his long nose (",[40,1316,1307],{},[561,1318],{"lang":563,"src":1319,"native":1320,"translation":1321},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fノルマ.m4a","ノルマ","quota [noruma]",[561,1323],{"lang":563,"src":1324,"native":1325,"translation":1326},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fノルウェー.m4a","ノルウェー","Norway [noruuee]",[10,1328,684,1329,1331],{},[14,1330,689],{"href":687,"target":688},", select all katakana rows, from the first to the fifth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these five katakana rows before moving on.",[32,1333,1335],{"id":1334},"ハヒフヘホ-h-series-katakana","ハヒフヘホ → \"H\" series katakana",[10,1337,1338],{},"The next five are ハ・ヒ・フ・ヘ・ホ.",[545,1340],{"code":1341},"katakana:ha",[10,1343,1344,1345,1348,1349,1352,1353,556],{},"The first character is ハ, which is represented as ",[40,1346,1347],{},"ha",", and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the ",[40,1350,1351],{},"h"," in hat and the ",[40,1354,14],{},[10,1356,1357,1358,1360],{},"That’s a pretty cool hat (",[40,1359,1347],{},") you got there.",[561,1362],{"lang":563,"src":1363,"native":1364,"translation":1365},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fハイキング.m4a","ハイキング","hiking [haikingu]",[561,1367],{"lang":563,"src":1368,"native":1369,"translation":1370},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fハイウェイ.m4a","ハイウェイ","highway [haiuei]",[545,1372],{"code":1373},"katakana:hi",[10,1375,1376,1377,707,1380,1382,1383,583],{},"The second character is ヒ, which is represented as ",[40,1378,1379],{},"hi",[40,1381,1351],{}," in hue and the ",[40,1384,582],{},[10,1386,1387,1388,1390],{},"It’s the heel (",[40,1389,1379],{},") of your foot.",[561,1392],{"lang":563,"src":1393,"native":1394,"translation":1395},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヒロイン.m4a","ヒロイン","heroine [hiroin]",[561,1397],{"lang":563,"src":1398,"native":1399,"translation":1400},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヒーロー.m4a","ヒーロー","hero [hiiroo]",[545,1402],{"code":1403},"katakana:fu",[10,1405,1406,1407,1348,1410,1413],{},"The third character is フ, which is represented as ",[40,1408,1409],{},"fu",[40,1411,1412],{},"ph"," in phew and the oo* in shoot.",[10,1415,1416,1417,1419],{},"This is just a flag (",[40,1418,1409],{},") in the wind.",[561,1421],{"lang":563,"src":1422,"native":1423,"translation":1424},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fファイル.m4a","ファイル","file [fairu]",[561,1426],{"lang":563,"src":1427,"native":1428,"translation":1429},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fフィリピン.m4a","フィリピン","Philippines [firipin]",[545,1431],{"code":1432},"katakana:he",[10,1434,1435,1436,1348,1439,1352,1441,637],{},"The fourth character is ヘ, which is represented as ",[40,1437,1438],{},"he",[40,1440,1351],{},[40,1442,77],{},[10,1444,1445],{},"This looks exactly like the hiragana version. Easy!",[561,1447],{"lang":563,"src":1448,"native":1449,"translation":1450},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヘアクリーム.m4a","ヘアクリーム","hair cream [heakuriimu]",[561,1452],{"lang":563,"src":1453,"native":1454,"translation":1455},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヘアスタイル.m4a","ヘアスタイル","hairstyle [heasutairu]",[545,1457],{"code":1458},"katakana:ho",[10,1460,1461,1462,1465],{},"The fifth character is ホ, which is represented as ",[40,1463,1464],{},"ho",", and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the *h in hat and the *o* in story.",[10,1467,1468,1469,1471],{},"It’s the holy (ho) cross with holy (",[40,1470,1464],{},") light around it.",[561,1473],{"lang":563,"src":1474,"native":1475,"translation":1476},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fホイール.m4a","ホイール","wheel [hoiiru]",[561,1478],{"lang":563,"src":1479,"native":1480,"translation":1481},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fホラー.m4a","ホラー","horror [horaa]",[10,1483,684,1484,1486],{},[14,1485,689],{"href":687,"target":688},", select all katakana rows, from the first to the sixth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these six katakana rows before moving on.",[32,1488,1490],{"id":1489},"マミムメモ-m-series-katakana","マミムメモ → \"M\" series katakana",[10,1492,1493],{},"The next five are マ・ミ・ム・メ・モ.",[545,1495],{"code":1496},"katakana:ma",[10,1498,1499,1500,707,1503,1506,1507,556],{},"The first character is マ, which is represented as ",[40,1501,1502],{},"ma",[40,1504,1505],{},"m"," in much and the ",[40,1508,14],{},[10,1510,1511,1512,748],{},"All those angles and numbers … I hate math (",[40,1513,1502],{},[561,1515],{"lang":563,"src":1516,"native":1517,"translation":1518},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fマイアミ.m4a","マイアミ","Miami [maiami]",[561,1520],{"lang":563,"src":1521,"native":1522,"translation":1523},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fマイク.m4a","マイク","microphone [maiku]",[545,1525],{"code":1526},"katakana:mi",[10,1528,1529,1530,707,1533,1506,1535,583],{},"The second character is ミ, which is represented as ",[40,1531,1532],{},"mi",[40,1534,1505],{},[40,1536,582],{},[10,1538,1539],{},"Oh no! Three missiles (mi) are about to hit.",[561,1541],{"lang":563,"src":1542,"native":1543,"translation":1544},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fミサイル.m4a","ミサイル","missile [misairu]",[561,1546],{"lang":563,"src":1547,"native":1548,"translation":1549},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fミクロ.m4a","ミクロ","micro [mikuro]",[545,1551],{"code":1552},"katakana:mu",[10,1554,1555,1556,707,1559,1506,1561,612],{},"The third character is ム, which is represented as ",[40,1557,1558],{},"mu",[40,1560,1505],{},[40,1562,611],{},[10,1564,1565,1566,1568],{},"When you draw a moon (",[40,1567,1558],{},") like this, it has a big nose.",[561,1570],{"lang":563,"src":1571,"native":1572,"translation":1573},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fムカムカ.m4a","ムカムカ","feeling queasy [mukamuka]",[561,1575],{"lang":563,"src":1576,"native":1577,"translation":1578},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fムキムキ.m4a","ムキムキ","muscular [mukimuki]",[545,1580],{"code":1581},"katakana:me",[10,1583,1584,1585,707,1588,1506,1590,637],{},"The fourth character is メ, which is represented as ",[40,1586,1587],{},"me",[40,1589,1505],{},[40,1591,77],{},[10,1593,1594,1595,748],{},"It’s so hot, even the power pole is melting (",[40,1596,1587],{},[561,1598],{"lang":563,"src":1599,"native":1600,"translation":1601},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fメイクアップ.m4a","メイクアップ","makeup [meikuappu]",[561,1603],{"lang":563,"src":1604,"native":1605,"translation":1606},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fメアド.m4a","メアド","email address [meado]",[545,1608],{"code":1609},"katakana:mo",[10,1611,1612,1613,707,1616,1506,1618,665],{},"The fifth character is モ, which is represented as ",[40,1614,1615],{},"mo",[40,1617,1505],{},[40,1619,662],{},[10,1621,1622],{},"This looks just like the hiragana version!",[561,1624],{"lang":563,"src":1625,"native":1626,"translation":1627},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fモンスター.m4a","モンスター","monster [monsutaa]",[561,1629],{"lang":563,"src":1630,"native":1631,"translation":1632},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fモバイル.m4a","モバイル","mobile [mobairu]",[10,1634,684,1635,1637],{},[14,1636,689],{"href":687,"target":688},", select all katakana rows, from the first to the seventh, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these seven katakana rows before moving on.",[32,1639,1641],{"id":1640},"ラリルレロ-r-series-katakana","ラリルレロ → \"R\" series katakana",[10,1643,1644],{},"The next five are ラ・リ・ル・レ・ロ.",[545,1646],{"code":1647},"katakana:ra",[10,1649,1650,1651,707,1654,1657,1658,1661],{},"The first character is ラ, which is represented as ",[40,1652,1653],{},"ra",[40,1655,1656],{},"rah rah"," as if you were cheering and the ",[40,1659,1660],{},"la la"," like singing.",[10,1663,1664,1665,1667],{},"It’s a cute rabbit (",[40,1666,1653],{},") with some floppy ears.",[561,1669],{"lang":563,"src":1670,"native":1671,"translation":1672},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fライオン.m4a","ライオン","lion [raion]",[561,1674],{"lang":563,"src":1675,"native":1676,"translation":1677},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fライト.m4a","ライト","light [raito]",[545,1679],{"code":1680},"katakana:ri",[10,1682,1683,1684,1687,1688,1691,1692,1695],{},"The second character is リ, which is represented as ",[40,1685,1686],{},"ri",", and the pronunciation is between the ",[40,1689,1690],{},"ree"," in reed and the ",[40,1693,1694],{},"lee"," in leek.",[10,1697,1698],{},"This also looks pretty similar to the hiragana version.",[561,1700],{"lang":563,"src":1701,"native":1702,"translation":1703},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fリカバー.m4a","リカバー","recover [rikabaa]",[561,1705],{"lang":563,"src":1706,"native":1707,"translation":1708},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fリアル.m4a","リアル","real [riaru]",[545,1710],{"code":1711},"katakana:ru",[10,1713,1714,1715,707,1718,1720,1721,1724],{},"The third character is ル, which is represented as ",[40,1716,1717],{},"ru",[40,1719,1717],{}," in rule and the ",[40,1722,1723],{},"loo"," in look.",[10,1726,1727,1728,748],{},"A big tree, with even bigger roots (",[40,1729,1717],{},[561,1731],{"lang":563,"src":1732,"native":1733,"translation":1734},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fルール.m4a","ルール","rule [ruuru]",[561,1736],{"lang":563,"src":1737,"native":1738,"translation":1739},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fルックス.m4a","ルックス","looks [rukkusu]",[545,1741],{"code":1742},"katakana:re",[10,1744,1745,1746,707,1749,1751,1752,1755],{},"The fourth character is レ, which is represented as ",[40,1747,1748],{},"re",[40,1750,1748],{}," in retch and the ",[40,1753,1754],{},"le"," in led.",[10,1757,1758,1759,1761],{},"A beautiful girl with red (",[40,1760,1748],{},") hair.",[561,1763],{"lang":563,"src":1764,"native":1765,"translation":1766},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fレアメタル.m4a","レアメタル","rare metal [reametaru]",[561,1768],{"lang":563,"src":1769,"native":1770,"translation":1771},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fレアアイテム.m4a","レアアイテム","rare item [reaaitemu]",[545,1773],{"code":1774},"katakana:ro",[10,1776,1777,1778,707,1781,1783,1784,1787],{},"The fifth character is ロ, which is represented as ",[40,1779,1780],{},"ro",[40,1782,1780],{}," in road and the ",[40,1785,1786],{},"lo"," in load.",[10,1789,1790,1791,748],{},"Here is Rob the helpful robot (",[40,1792,1780],{},[561,1794],{"lang":563,"src":1795,"native":1796,"translation":1797},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fロボット.m4a","ロボット","robot [robotto]",[561,1799],{"lang":563,"src":1800,"native":1801,"translation":1802},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fロシア.m4a","ロシア","Russia [roshia]",[10,1804,684,1805,1807],{},[14,1806,689],{"href":687,"target":688},", select all katakana rows, from the first to the eighth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these eight katakana rows before moving on.",[32,1809,1811],{"id":1810},"ヤユヨ-y-series-katakana","ヤユヨ → \"Y\" series katakana",[10,1813,1814],{},"The next three are ヤ・ユ・ヨ.",[545,1816],{"code":1817},"katakana:ya",[10,1819,1820,1821,707,1824,1827,1828,556],{},"The first character is ヤ, which is represented as ",[40,1822,1823],{},"ya",[40,1825,1826],{},"y"," in yacht and the ",[40,1829,14],{},[10,1831,1832,1833,1288],{},"This is just a yak (",[40,1834,1823],{},[561,1836],{"lang":563,"src":1837,"native":1838,"translation":1839},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヤギ.m4a","ヤギ","goat [yagi]",[561,1841],{"lang":563,"src":1842,"native":1843,"translation":1844},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヤード.m4a","ヤード","yard (unit of distance) [yaado]",[545,1846],{"code":1847},"katakana:yu",[10,1849,1850,1851,1687,1854,1827,1856,612],{},"The second character is ユ, which is represented as ",[40,1852,1853],{},"yu",[40,1855,1826],{},[40,1857,611],{},[10,1859,1860,1861,1863],{},"The top of the u-boat (",[40,1862,1853],{},") is looking out from the water.",[561,1865],{"lang":563,"src":1866,"native":1867,"translation":1868},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fユーザー.m4a","ユーザー","user [yuuzaa]",[561,1870],{"lang":563,"src":1871,"native":1872,"translation":1873},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fユニット.m4a","ユニット","unit [yunitto]",[545,1875],{"code":1876},"katakana:yo",[10,1878,1879,1880,707,1883,1827,1885,665],{},"The third character is ヨ, which is represented as ",[40,1881,1882],{},"yo",[40,1884,1826],{},[40,1886,662],{},[10,1888,1889,1890,1892],{},"She is doing yoga (",[40,1891,1882],{},"). But that does not look healthy.",[561,1894],{"lang":563,"src":1895,"native":1896,"translation":1897},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヨーロッパ.m4a","ヨーロッパ","Europe [yooroppa]",[561,1899],{"lang":563,"src":1900,"native":1901,"translation":1902},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヨーグルト.m4a","ヨーグルト","yogurt [yooguruto]",[10,1904,684,1905,1907],{},[14,1906,689],{"href":687,"target":688},", select all katakana rows, from the first to the ninth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these nine katakana rows before moving on.",[32,1909,1911],{"id":1910},"ワヲン-w-series-katakana","ワヲン → \"W\" series katakana",[10,1913,1914],{},"And lastly, the final three: ワ・ヲ・ン.",[10,1916,1917],{},"Down below you will find these characters with images that you can use as mnemonic aids to help you remember them. Audio for each character and some example words are also provided.",[545,1919],{"code":1920},"katakana:wa",[10,1922,1923,1924,926,1926,553,1929,1931],{},"The first character is ",[40,1925,488],{},[40,1927,1928],{},"wa",[40,1930,1928],{}," in walk.",[10,1933,1934,1935,1937],{},"It’s the top of a wine (",[40,1936,1928],{},") glass. It looks delicious!",[561,1939],{"lang":563,"src":1940,"native":1941,"translation":1942},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fワイン.m4a","ワイン","wine [wain]",[561,1944],{"lang":563,"src":1945,"native":1946,"translation":1947},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fワイシャツ.m4a","ワイシャツ","dress shirt [waishatsu]",[545,1949],{"code":1950},"katakana:wo",[10,1952,1953,1954,926,1956,553,1959,1961],{},"The second character is ",[40,1955,500],{},[40,1957,1958],{},"wo",[40,1960,662],{}," in story. While the hiragana character only functions as a particle, its counterpart (ヲ) is used to form words. Fun fact: in the example word below, the character オ could be used in place of ヲ.",[10,1963,1964,1965,1967,1968,1970],{},"It’s the nose (",[40,1966,662],{},") of (",[40,1969,662],{},") a ship in the ocean.",[561,1972],{"lang":563,"src":1973,"native":1974,"translation":1975},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヲタク.m4a","ヲタク","otaku [otaku]",[545,1977],{"code":1978},"katakana:n",[10,1980,1981,1982,634,1984,1987,1988,1990],{},"The last katakana character is ン, which is represented as ",[40,1983,69],{},[40,1985,1986],{},"ng"," in long. However, its pronunciation changes a bit depending on the sound that follows. But for now, just remember it as the ",[40,1989,1986],{}," in long.",[10,1992,1993],{},"I mean he has a lot of gold, but that big nose on the king (ng) is a bit much.",[561,1995],{"lang":563,"src":1996,"native":1997,"translation":1998},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fファン.m4a","ファン","fan [fan]",[561,2000],{"lang":563,"src":2001,"native":2002,"translation":2003},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fメディアン.m4a","メディアン","median [median]",[29,2005],{},[32,2007,2009],{"id":2008},"test-katakana-reading-practice","[Test] Katakana reading practice",[10,2011,2012],{},"We've now walked through every single katakana character.",[10,2014,2015],{},"That means it's time to practice.",[2017,2018,2019,2029,2032,2035,2038,2041],"ol",{},[92,2020,2021,2022,2028],{},"Open the ",[14,2023,2027],{"href":2024,"rel":2025},"https:\u002F\u002Frealkana.com\u002Fkatakana",[2026],"nofollow","Real Kana"," website",[92,2030,2031],{},"Below the katakana table, click \"check all\"",[92,2033,2034],{},"Click the big red \"STUDY\" button (confusingly located above the table)",[92,2036,2037],{},"Type out how to spell the katakana you see on the screen",[92,2039,2040],{},"???",[92,2042,2043],{},"Profit",[10,2045,2046],{},"Practice until you feel comfortable with all katakana.",[29,2048],{},[32,2050,2052],{"id":2051},"how-to-learn-katakana-in-a-few-days","How to learn katakana in a few days →",[10,2054,2055],{},"Kanji are there own separate beast, and will take time.",[10,2057,2058,2061],{},[40,2059,2060],{},"Katakana",", though? You can get through them in a week—or even faster, if you buckle down.",[10,2063,2064],{},"If you're not quite sure where to get started, Migaku's Japanese Fundamentals course will spoonfeed everything you need to know to you.",[529,2066],{"src":2067,"width":2068,"height":2069,"alt":2070},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-fundamentals-katakana-ki.jpeg",1652,1156,"A screenshot from the Migaku Japanese Fundamentals course, showing how we help users learn Japanese katakana",[10,2072,2073],{},"You'll start out by reading about a small batch of katakana as you did above: there will be mnemonics, pictures, example words, and recordings from native speakers.",[10,2075,2076],{},"To ensure you remember each character, rather than just running your eyes over them and moving on, we quiz you with flashcards: you'll see a katakana on the front and be tasked with remembering how to read it. Upon flipping it over, you'll see the pronunciation, a video of a native speaker saying it, the mnemonic, and a few example words.",[10,2078,2079,2080,2083],{},"Migaku is totally free for ten days, and if you do 23 flashcards of our Japanese Fundamentals course per day—about one hour of time investment—you'll be able to comfortably read both katakana ",[40,2081,2082],{},"and"," hiragana before those ten days are up.",[2085,2086],"prose-button",{"href":16,"text":2087},"Learn Japanese with Migaku",[29,2089],{},[32,2091,2093],{"id":2092},"the-most-important-thing-you-need-to-remember-if-you-want-to-learn-japanese","The most important thing you need to remember if you want to learn Japanese",[10,2095,2096,2097,2100,2101,2104],{},"We won't lie—a lot of people have taken a lot of different approaches to learning Japanese, and people have succeeded and failed with pretty much every approach imaginable. What all ",[40,2098,2099],{},"successful"," learners have in common is that, at some point, they inevitably spent a lot of time ",[40,2102,2103],{},"in"," Japanese.",[10,2106,2107],{},"This is to say:",[105,2109,2110],{},[10,2111,2112,2113],{},"If you consume media you enjoy in Japanese, and you understand some of the messages and sentences within that media, you will make progress. ",[40,2114,2115],{},"Period.",[10,2117,2118],{},"Initially, it'll be difficult to remember katakana. As you spend more time reading Japanese—whether text or subtitles—it'll get easier. Eventually, they'll just make sense to you, as the alphabet does, without any conscious effort at all.",[10,2120,2121],{},"Your Japanese journey starts here.",[10,2123,2124],{},"Good luck, friend 💪",{"title":2126,"searchDepth":2127,"depth":2127,"links":2128},"",2,[2129,2130,2131,2132,2133,2134,2135,2136,2137,2138,2139,2140,2141,2142,2143],{"id":34,"depth":2127,"text":35},{"id":114,"depth":2127,"text":115},{"id":539,"depth":2127,"text":540},{"id":693,"depth":2127,"text":694},{"id":851,"depth":2127,"text":852},{"id":1017,"depth":2127,"text":1018},{"id":1177,"depth":2127,"text":1178},{"id":1334,"depth":2127,"text":1335},{"id":1489,"depth":2127,"text":1490},{"id":1640,"depth":2127,"text":1641},{"id":1810,"depth":2127,"text":1811},{"id":1910,"depth":2127,"text":1911},{"id":2008,"depth":2127,"text":2009},{"id":2051,"depth":2127,"text":2052},{"id":2092,"depth":2127,"text":2093},"Learn everything you need to know about Japanese katakana. Learn their basics, how they are pronounced, example words and more.","md",{"timestampUnix":2147,"slug":2148,"h1":2149,"image":2150,"tags":2155},1724289351605,"the-japanese-language-katakana","Katakana Practice: Examples, Audio, Mnemonics, and More",{"src":2151,"width":2152,"height":2153,"alt":2154},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-katakana-shuken-nakamura.webp",6000,4000,"The sign of a Japanese Karaoke club, featuring \"karaoke\" written in katakana.",[2156,2157],"fundamentals","katakana",true,"\u002Farticle\u002Fjapanese\u002Fjapanese-katakana","---\ntitle: 'Learn Katakana in a Few Days: Quick Guide with Memory Tricks'\ndescription: 'Learn everything you need to know about Japanese katakana. Learn their basics, how they are pronounced, example words and more.'\ntimestampUnix: 1724289351605\nslug: 'the-japanese-language-katakana'\nh1: 'Katakana Practice: Examples, Audio, Mnemonics, and More'\nimage:\n  src: '\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-katakana-shuken-nakamura.webp'\n  width: 6000\n  height: 4000\n  alt: 'The sign of a Japanese Karaoke club, featuring \"karaoke\" written in katakana.'\ntags:\n  - fundamentals\n  - katakana\n---\n\nKatakana aren't quite as common as hiragana, but if you want to [learn Japanese](\u002Flearn-japanese), you'll need to know both. Not being able to read katakana will regularly impede your ability to understand Japanese sentences in the wild. In fact, you probably wouldn't be able to get through a beginner's Japanese textbook without knowing katakana.\n\nIf you're here, though, you get that.\n\nLet's learn katakana:\n\n\u003Ctoc>\u003C\u002Ftoc>\n\n---\n\n## Hiragana vs Katakana\n\nBefore we get too far along, if you haven't learned hiragana yet, go do that first. Whereas katakana appear in many sentences, hiragana appear multiple times in _every_ sentence.\n\n#### ➡️ [Read our hiragana guide](\u002Fblog\u002Fjapanese\u002Fthe-japanese-language-hiragana)\n\n\u003Cbr>\n\nJust like hiragana, katakana is made up of _5 singular vowels, 42 consonant-vowel combinations_, and _one singular consonant_ (ン; _n_). There are also 2 obsolete katakana characters, ヰ _i_ and ヱ _e_.\n\nAt this point, you may be wondering: \"If the pronunciation is identical, why even have two sets of characters in the first place?\"\n\nGood question, young padawan.\n\nAs we mentioned before, each has their own use cases.\n\n- Katakana is used to write foreign words, such as countries and place names, names of foreign people, and technical and scientific terms.\n- Japanese words (what would normally be written with kanji or hiragana) are sometimes written with katakana for emphasis, similar to italicizing a word in English\n- There are a few more uses, but these are the main ones you will encounter.\n\nThat's a bit complex.\n\n> The good news is that they're easy to distinguish: hiragana consists of smooth curly symbols, katakana consists of sharp angular symbols.\n\n---\n\n## \\[Table] Katakana at a glance\n\nHere's a table with audio recordings of each katakana:\n\n|                |                                  A                                  |                                  I                                  |                                  U                                  |                                  E                                  |                                  O                                  |\n| :------------: | :-----------------------------------------------------------------: | :-----------------------------------------------------------------: | :-----------------------------------------------------------------: | :-----------------------------------------------------------------: | :-----------------------------------------------------------------: |\n|   **VOWEL**    | ア\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fあ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | イ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fい.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | ウ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fう.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | エ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fえ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | オ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fお.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> |\n|     **K**      | カ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fか.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | キ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fき.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | ク\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fく.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | ケ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fけ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | コ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fこ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> |\n|     **S**      | サ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fさ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | シ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fし.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | ス\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fす.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | セ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fせ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | ソ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fそ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> |\n|     **T**      | タ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fた.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | チ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fち.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | ツ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fつ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | テ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fて.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | ト\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fと.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> |\n|     **N**      | ナ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fな.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | ニ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fに.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | ヌ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fぬ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | ネ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fね.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | ノ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fの.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> |\n|     **H**      | ハ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fは.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | ヒ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fひ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | フ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fふ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | ヘ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fへ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | ホ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fほ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> |\n|     **M**      | マ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fま.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | ミ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fみ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | ム\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fむ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | メ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fめ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | モ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fも.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> |\n|     **R**      | ラ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fら.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | リ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fり.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | ル\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fる.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | レ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fれ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> | ロ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fろ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> |\n|     **Y**      | ヤ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fや.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> |                                                                     | ユ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fゆ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> |                                                                     | ヨ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fよ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> |\n|     **W**      | ワ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fわ.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     | ヲ\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fを.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> |\n| **STANDALONE** | ン\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fん.m4a\" :type=\"0\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio> |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     |\n\nAnd here's a fancy table showing how katakana were formed from kanji, way back when:\n\n\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002FKatakana_origine.webp\" width=\"1203\" height=\"1323\" alt=\"A graphic showing how Japanese katakana originated from parts of man'yōgana characters as a form of shorthand.\" \u002F>\n\n---\n\n## アイウエオ → standalone katakana vowels\n\nNow that we’ve gone over the basics of katakana, we can introduce you to the first five characters: ア・イ・ウ・エ・オ.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:a\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is ア, which is represented as _a_, and its pronunciation is similar to the _a_ in father.\n\nOnce again, we have a stylized version of an A.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fアメリカ.m4a\" native=\"アメリカ\" translation=\"America [amerika]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fアイロン.m4a\" native=\"アイロン\" translation=\"iron [airon]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:i\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is イ, which is represented as _i_, and its pronunciation is similar to the _ee_ in meet.\n\nWhen you are in Japan it's worth trying to eat (_i_) with chopsticks at least once.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fイギリス.m4a\" native=\"イギリス\" translation=\"England [igirisu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fイラスト.m4a\" native=\"イラスト\" translation=\"illustration [irasuto]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:u\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe third character is ウ, which is represented as _u_, and its pronunciation is similar to the _oo_ in shoot.\n\nThis looks just like a \"U\".\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fウィルス.m4a\" native=\"ウィルス\" translation=\"virus [uirusu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fウィンカー.m4a\" native=\"ウィンカー\" translation=\"blinker [uinkaa]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:e\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fourth character is エ, which is represented as _e_, and its pronunciation is close to the _e_ in bet.\n\nThe elevator (_e_) doors should open soon.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fエアコン.m4a\" native=\"エアコン\" translation=\"air conditioner [eakon]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fエアギター.m4a\" native=\"エアギター\" translation=\"air guitar [eagitaa]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:o\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fifth character is オ, which is represented as _o_, and its pronunciation is similar to the _o_ in story.\n\nHere we have a singer with a wide open (_o_) mouth singing with all his might.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fオーストラリア.m4a\" native=\"オーストラリア\" translation=\"Australia [oosutoraria]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fオイル.m4a\" native=\"オイル\" translation=\"oil [oiru]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\nNow that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fkatakana\" target=\"_blank\">link\u003C\u002Fa>, select the first row of katakana, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with the first katakana row before moving on.\n\n## カキクケコ → \"K\" series katakana\n\nThe next five are カ・キ・ク・ケ・コ.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:ka\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is カ, which is represented as _ka_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _k_ in skate and the _a_ in father.\n\nLook! The butcher is cutting (_ka_) a big piece of meat.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fカナダ.m4a\" native=\"カナダ\" translation=\"Canada [kanada]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fカリフォルニア.m4a\" native=\"カリフォルニア\" translation=\"California [kariforunia]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:ki\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is キ, which is represented as _ki_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _k_ in skate and the _ee_ in meet.\n\nThis character looks a bit like a key (_ki_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fキリスト.m4a\" native=\"キリスト\" translation=\"Christ [kirisuto]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fキウイ.m4a\" native=\"キウイ\" translation=\"kiwi [kiui]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:ku\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe third character is ク, which is represented as _ku_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _k_ in skate and the _oo_ in shoot.\n\nIt’s a baby in a cradle (_ku_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fクウェート.m4a\" native=\"クウェート\" translation=\"Kuwait [kueeto]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fクイズ.m4a\" native=\"クイズ\" translation=\"quiz [kuizu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:ke\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fourth character is ケ, which is represented as _ke_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _k_ in skate and the _e_ in bet.\n\nIf you look closely, this looks like a \"K\" (_ke_) that has been tilted.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fケーキ.m4a\" native=\"ケーキ\" translation=\"cake [keeki]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fケース.m4a\" native=\"ケース\" translation=\"case [keesu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:ko\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fifth character is コ, which is represented as _ko_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _k_ in skate and the _o_ in story.\n\nコ has two 90 degree corners (_ko_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fコーヒー.m4a\" native=\"コーヒー\" translation=\"coffee [koohii]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fコーラ.m4a\" native=\"コーラ\" translation=\"cola [koora]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\nNow that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fkatakana\" target=\"_blank\">link\u003C\u002Fa>, select the first and second row of katakana, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these two katakana rows before moving on.\n\n## サシスセソ → \"S\" series katakana\n\nThe next five are サ・シ・ス・セ・ソ.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:sa\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is サ, which is represented as _sa_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _s_ in soup and the _a_ in father.\n\nIt’s a saddle (_sa_) on a horse.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fサラダ.m4a\" native=\"サラダ\" translation=\"salad [sarada]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fサンドイッチ.m4a\" native=\"サンドイッチ\" translation=\"sandwich [sandoicchi]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:shi\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is シ, which is represented as _shi_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _sh_ in sheep and the _ee_ in meet.\n\nShe (_shi_) is looking upwards. Not sure what she sees there though.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fシアトル.m4a\" native=\"シアトル\" translation=\"Seattle [shiatoru]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fシェアハウス.m4a\" native=\"シェアハウス\" translation=\"share house [sheahausu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:su\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe third character is _ス_, which is represented as _su_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _s_ in soup and the _oo_ in shoot.\n\nThis looks like the perfect suit (_su_) hanger.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fスーパー.m4a\" native=\"スーパー\" translation=\"supermarket [suupaa]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fスープ.m4a\" native=\"スープ\" translation=\"soup [suupu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:se\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fourth character is セ, which is represented as _se_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _s_ in soup and the _e_ in bet.\n\nWhere we have a nice sénior (_se_) with his hat.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fセットアップ.m4a\" native=\"セットアップ\" translation=\"setup [settoappu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fセール.m4a\" native=\"セール\" translation=\"sale [seeru]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:so\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fifth character is _ソ_, which is represented as _so_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _s_ in soup and the _o_ in story.\n\nI tried to sew (_so_) another stitch.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fソマリア.m4a\" native=\"ソマリア\" translation=\"Somalia [somaria]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fソルブ.m4a\" native=\"ソルブ\" translation=\"Sorbs [sorubu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\nNow that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fkatakana\" target=\"_blank\">link\u003C\u002Fa>, select the first, second and third row of katakana, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these three katakana rows before moving on.\n\n## タチツテト → \"T\" series katakana\n\nThe next five are タ・チ・ツ・テ・ト.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:ta\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is タ, which is represented as _ta_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _t_ in stop and the _a_ in father.\n\nIt’s a tie (_ta_) flapping in the wind.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fタオル.m4a\" native=\"タオル\" translation=\"towel [taoru]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fタイ.m4a\" native=\"タイ\" translation=\"Thai [tai]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:chi\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is チ, which is represented as _chi_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _tch_ in itchy and the _ee_ in meet.\n\nWhat do we have here again? Our jumping cheerleader (chi) spreading her cheer (_chi_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fチキン.m4a\" native=\"チキン\" translation=\"chicken [chikin]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fチェス.m4a\" native=\"チェス\" translation=\"chess [chesu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:tsu\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe third character is ツ, which is represented as _tsu_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _ts_ in cats and the _oo_ in shoot.\n\nOh no! Be careful, it’s a tsunami (_tsu_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fツアー.m4a\" native=\"ツアー\" translation=\"tour [tsuaa]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fツイート.m4a\" native=\"ツイート\" translation=\"tweet [tsuiito]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:te\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fourth character is テ, which is represented as _te_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _t_ in stop and the _e_ in bet.\n\nThis just looks like a telephone (_te_) pole.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fテント.m4a\" native=\"テント\" translation=\"tent [tento]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fテニス.m4a\" native=\"テニス\" translation=\"tennis [tenisu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:to\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fifth character is ト, which is represented as _to_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _t_ in stop and the _o_ in story.\n\nThis is the small \"t\" in the word 'toe' (_to_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fトイレ.m4a\" native=\"トイレ\" translation=\"toilet [toire]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fトンネル.m4a\" native=\"トンネル\" translation=\"tunnel [toneru]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\nNow that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fkatakana\" target=\"_blank\">link\u003C\u002Fa>, select all katakana rows, from the first to the fourth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these four katakana rows before moving on.\n\n## ナニヌネノ → \"N\" series katakana\n\nThe next five are ナ・ニ・ヌ・ネ・ノ.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:na\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is ナ, which is represented as _na_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _n_ in not and the _a_ in father.\n\nThis knife (_na_) seems pretty sharp. But it is a little bit bent.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fナイジェリア.m4a\" native=\"ナイジェリア\" translation=\"Nigeria [naijeria]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fナース.m4a\" native=\"ナース\" translation=\"nurse [naasu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:ni\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is ニ, which is represented as _ni_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _n_ in not and the _ee_ in meet.\n\nHere are two needles (_ni_) ready to sew.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fニカラグア.m4a\" native=\"ニカラグア\" translation=\"Nicaragua [nikaragua]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fニコチン.m4a\" native=\"ニコチン\" translation=\"nicotine [nikochin]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:nu\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe third character is ヌ, which is represented as _nu_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _n_ in not and the _oo_ in shoot.\n\nYou are eating a delicious bowl of noodles (_nu_) with chopsticks.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヌガー.m4a\" native=\"ヌガー\" translation=\"nougat [nugaa]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヌクレオシド.m4a\" native=\"ヌクレオシド\" translation=\"nucleoside [nukureoshido]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:ne\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fourth character is ネ, which is represented as _ne_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _n_ in not and the _e_ in bet.\n\nIt’s a necktie (_ne_)!\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fネガティブ.m4a\" native=\"ネガティブ\" translation=\"negative [negatibu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fネイティブ.m4a\" native=\"ネイティブ\" translation=\"native [neitibu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:no\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fifth character is ノ, which is represented as _no_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _n_ in not and the _o_ in story.\n\nIt’s Pinocchio with his long nose (_no_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fノルマ.m4a\" native=\"ノルマ\" translation=\"quota [noruma]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fノルウェー.m4a\" native=\"ノルウェー\" translation=\"Norway [noruuee]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\nNow that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fkatakana\" target=\"_blank\">link\u003C\u002Fa>, select all katakana rows, from the first to the fifth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these five katakana rows before moving on.\n\n## ハヒフヘホ → \"H\" series katakana\n\nThe next five are ハ・ヒ・フ・ヘ・ホ.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:ha\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is ハ, which is represented as _ha_, and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the _h_ in hat and the _a_ in father.\n\nThat’s a pretty cool hat (_ha_) you got there.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fハイキング.m4a\" native=\"ハイキング\" translation=\"hiking [haikingu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fハイウェイ.m4a\" native=\"ハイウェイ\" translation=\"highway [haiuei]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:hi\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is ヒ, which is represented as _hi_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _h_ in hue and the _ee_ in meet.\n\nIt’s the heel (_hi_) of your foot.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヒロイン.m4a\" native=\"ヒロイン\" translation=\"heroine [hiroin]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヒーロー.m4a\" native=\"ヒーロー\" translation=\"hero [hiiroo]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:fu\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe third character is フ, which is represented as _fu_, and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the _ph_ in phew and the oo\\* in shoot.\n\nThis is just a flag (_fu_) in the wind.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fファイル.m4a\" native=\"ファイル\" translation=\"file [fairu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fフィリピン.m4a\" native=\"フィリピン\" translation=\"Philippines [firipin]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:he\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fourth character is ヘ, which is represented as _he_, and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the _h_ in hat and the _e_ in bet.\n\nThis looks exactly like the hiragana version. Easy!\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヘアクリーム.m4a\" native=\"ヘアクリーム\" translation=\"hair cream [heakuriimu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヘアスタイル.m4a\" native=\"ヘアスタイル\" translation=\"hairstyle [heasutairu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:ho\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fifth character is ホ, which is represented as _ho_, and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the *h in hat and the *o\\* in story.\n\nIt’s the holy (ho) cross with holy (_ho_) light around it.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fホイール.m4a\" native=\"ホイール\" translation=\"wheel [hoiiru]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fホラー.m4a\" native=\"ホラー\" translation=\"horror [horaa]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\nNow that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fkatakana\" target=\"_blank\">link\u003C\u002Fa>, select all katakana rows, from the first to the sixth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these six katakana rows before moving on.\n\n## マミムメモ → \"M\" series katakana\n\nThe next five are マ・ミ・ム・メ・モ.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:ma\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is マ, which is represented as _ma_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _m_ in much and the _a_ in father.\n\nAll those angles and numbers … I hate math (_ma_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fマイアミ.m4a\" native=\"マイアミ\" translation=\"Miami [maiami]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fマイク.m4a\" native=\"マイク\" translation=\"microphone [maiku]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:mi\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is ミ, which is represented as _mi_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _m_ in much and the _ee_ in meet.\n\nOh no! Three missiles (mi) are about to hit.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fミサイル.m4a\" native=\"ミサイル\" translation=\"missile [misairu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fミクロ.m4a\" native=\"ミクロ\" translation=\"micro [mikuro]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:mu\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe third character is ム, which is represented as _mu_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _m_ in much and the _oo_ in shoot.\n\nWhen you draw a moon (_mu_) like this, it has a big nose.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fムカムカ.m4a\" native=\"ムカムカ\" translation=\"feeling queasy [mukamuka]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fムキムキ.m4a\" native=\"ムキムキ\" translation=\"muscular [mukimuki]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:me\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fourth character is メ, which is represented as _me_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _m_ in much and the _e_ in bet.\n\nIt’s so hot, even the power pole is melting (_me_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fメイクアップ.m4a\" native=\"メイクアップ\" translation=\"makeup [meikuappu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fメアド.m4a\" native=\"メアド\" translation=\"email address [meado]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:mo\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fifth character is モ, which is represented as _mo_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _m_ in much and the _o_ in story.\n\nThis looks just like the hiragana version!\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fモンスター.m4a\" native=\"モンスター\" translation=\"monster [monsutaa]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fモバイル.m4a\" native=\"モバイル\" translation=\"mobile [mobairu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\nNow that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fkatakana\" target=\"_blank\">link\u003C\u002Fa>, select all katakana rows, from the first to the seventh, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these seven katakana rows before moving on.\n\n## ラリルレロ → \"R\" series katakana\n\nThe next five are ラ・リ・ル・レ・ロ.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:ra\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is ラ, which is represented as _ra_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _rah rah_ as if you were cheering and the _la la_ like singing.\n\nIt’s a cute rabbit (_ra_) with some floppy ears.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fライオン.m4a\" native=\"ライオン\" translation=\"lion [raion]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fライト.m4a\" native=\"ライト\" translation=\"light [raito]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:ri\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is リ, which is represented as _ri_, and the pronunciation is between the _ree_ in reed and the _lee_ in leek.\n\nThis also looks pretty similar to the hiragana version.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fリカバー.m4a\" native=\"リカバー\" translation=\"recover [rikabaa]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fリアル.m4a\" native=\"リアル\" translation=\"real [riaru]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:ru\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe third character is ル, which is represented as _ru_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _ru_ in rule and the _loo_ in look.\n\nA big tree, with even bigger roots (_ru_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fルール.m4a\" native=\"ルール\" translation=\"rule [ruuru]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fルックス.m4a\" native=\"ルックス\" translation=\"looks [rukkusu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:re\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fourth character is レ, which is represented as _re_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _re_ in retch and the _le_ in led.\n\nA beautiful girl with red (_re_) hair.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fレアメタル.m4a\" native=\"レアメタル\" translation=\"rare metal [reametaru]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fレアアイテム.m4a\" native=\"レアアイテム\" translation=\"rare item [reaaitemu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:ro\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fifth character is ロ, which is represented as _ro_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _ro_ in road and the _lo_ in load.\n\nHere is Rob the helpful robot (_ro_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fロボット.m4a\" native=\"ロボット\" translation=\"robot [robotto]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fロシア.m4a\" native=\"ロシア\" translation=\"Russia [roshia]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\nNow that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fkatakana\" target=\"_blank\">link\u003C\u002Fa>, select all katakana rows, from the first to the eighth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these eight katakana rows before moving on.\n\n## ヤユヨ → \"Y\" series katakana\n\nThe next three are ヤ・ユ・ヨ.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:ya\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is ヤ, which is represented as _ya_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _y_ in yacht and the _a_ in father.\n\nThis is just a yak (_ya_)!\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヤギ.m4a\" native=\"ヤギ\" translation=\"goat [yagi]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヤード.m4a\" native=\"ヤード\" translation=\"yard (unit of distance) [yaado]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:yu\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is ユ, which is represented as _yu_, and the pronunciation is between the _y_ in yacht and the _oo_ in shoot.\n\nThe top of the u-boat (_yu_) is looking out from the water.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fユーザー.m4a\" native=\"ユーザー\" translation=\"user [yuuzaa]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fユニット.m4a\" native=\"ユニット\" translation=\"unit [yunitto]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:yo\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe third character is ヨ, which is represented as _yo_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _y_ in yacht and the _o_ in story.\n\nShe is doing yoga (_yo_). But that does not look healthy.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヨーロッパ.m4a\" native=\"ヨーロッパ\" translation=\"Europe [yooroppa]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヨーグルト.m4a\" native=\"ヨーグルト\" translation=\"yogurt [yooguruto]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\nNow that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fkatakana\" target=\"_blank\">link\u003C\u002Fa>, select all katakana rows, from the first to the ninth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these nine katakana rows before moving on.\n\n## ワヲン → \"W\" series katakana\n\nAnd lastly, the final three: ワ・ヲ・ン.\n\nDown below you will find these characters with images that you can use as mnemonic aids to help you remember them. Audio for each character and some example words are also provided.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:wa\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is _ワ_, which is represented as _wa_, and its pronunciation is similar to the _wa_ in walk.\n\nIt’s the top of a wine (_wa_) glass. It looks delicious!\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fワイン.m4a\" native=\"ワイン\" translation=\"wine [wain]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fワイシャツ.m4a\" native=\"ワイシャツ\" translation=\"dress shirt [waishatsu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:wo\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is _ヲ_, which is represented as _wo_, and its pronunciation is similar to the _o_ in story. While the hiragana character only functions as a particle, its counterpart (ヲ) is used to form words. Fun fact: in the example word below, the character オ could be used in place of ヲ.\n\nIt’s the nose (_o_) of (_o_) a ship in the ocean.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fヲタク.m4a\" native=\"ヲタク\" translation=\"otaku [otaku]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"katakana:n\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe last katakana character is ン, which is represented as _n_, and its pronunciation is close to the _ng_ in long. However, its pronunciation changes a bit depending on the sound that follows. But for now, just remember it as the _ng_ in long.\n\nI mean he has a lot of gold, but that big nose on the king (ng) is a bit much.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fファン.m4a\" native=\"ファン\" translation=\"fan [fan]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\"  src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fメディアン.m4a\" native=\"メディアン\" translation=\"median [median]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n---\n\n## \\[Test] Katakana reading practice\n\nWe've now walked through every single katakana character.\n\nThat means it's time to practice.\n\n1. Open the [Real Kana](https:\u002F\u002Frealkana.com\u002Fkatakana) website\n2. Below the katakana table, click \"check all\"\n3. Click the big red \"STUDY\" button (confusingly located above the table)\n4. Type out how to spell the katakana you see on the screen\n5. ???\n6. Profit\n\nPractice until you feel comfortable with all katakana.\n\n---\n\n## How to learn katakana in a few days →\n\nKanji are there own separate beast, and will take time.\n\n_Katakana_, though? You can get through them in a week—or even faster, if you buckle down.\n\nIf you're not quite sure where to get started, Migaku's Japanese Fundamentals course will spoonfeed everything you need to know to you.\n\n\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-fundamentals-katakana-ki.jpeg\" width=\"1652\" height=\"1156\" alt=\"A screenshot from the Migaku Japanese Fundamentals course, showing how we help users learn Japanese katakana\" \u002F>\n\nYou'll start out by reading about a small batch of katakana as you did above: there will be mnemonics, pictures, example words, and recordings from native speakers.\n\nTo ensure you remember each character, rather than just running your eyes over them and moving on, we quiz you with flashcards: you'll see a katakana on the front and be tasked with remembering how to read it. Upon flipping it over, you'll see the pronunciation, a video of a native speaker saying it, the mnemonic, and a few example words.\n\nMigaku is totally free for ten days, and if you do 23 flashcards of our Japanese Fundamentals course per day—about one hour of time investment—you'll be able to comfortably read both katakana _and_ hiragana before those ten days are up.\n\n\u003Cprose-button href=\"\u002Flearn-japanese\" text=\"Learn Japanese with Migaku\">\u003C\u002Fprose-button>\n\n---\n\n## The most important thing you need to remember if you want to learn Japanese\n\nWe won't lie—a lot of people have taken a lot of different approaches to learning Japanese, and people have succeeded and failed with pretty much every approach imaginable. What all _successful_ learners have in common is that, at some point, they inevitably spent a lot of time _in_ Japanese.\n\nThis is to say:\n\n> If you consume media you enjoy in Japanese, and you understand some of the messages and sentences within that media, you will make progress. _Period._\n\nInitially, it'll be difficult to remember katakana. As you spend more time reading Japanese—whether text or subtitles—it'll get easier. Eventually, they'll just make sense to you, as the alphabet does, without any conscious effort at all.\n\nYour Japanese journey starts here.\n\nGood luck, friend 💪\n",{"title":5,"description":2144},"article\u002Fjapanese\u002Fjapanese-katakana","OoARSqu-uo8QiOIXJRTU4kXeTHc5jlr2qYz8ZD0j6_o","August 22, 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