Japanese Alphabet Katakana

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Decks in this class (9)

Lesson 1: 5 vowels (ア イ ウ エ オ)
Write each character at least 10 times while reading it aloud. Find examples: アイス (aisu – ice cream), イヌ (inu – dog), ウエスト (uesuto – waist), エビ (ebi – shrimp), オレンジ (orenji – orange).
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Lesson 2: Learn combine with K (カ キ ク ケ コ)
Write 10 times, read aloud. Examples: カメラ (kamera – camera), キャンプ (kyanpu – camping), クラブ (kurabu – club), ケーキ (kēki – cake), コーヒー (kōhī – coffee). Review Day 1.
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Lesson 3: Learn combine with S (サ シ ス セ ソ)
Note: シ is different from ッ and ツ (stroke direction). Examples: サラダ (sarada – salad), シート (shīto – seat), スーパー (sūpā – supermarket), セーター (sētā – sweater), ソース (sōsu – sauce). Review Days 1–2.
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Lesson 4: Learn combine with T (タ チ ツ テ ト)
Note: チ and ツ are easily confused. Examples: タクシー (takushī – taxi), チーズ (chīzu – cheese), ツナ (tsuna – tuna), テーブル (tēburu – table), トマト (tomato – tomato).
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Lesson 5: Learn combine with N (ナ ニ ヌ ネ ノ)
Examples: ナイフ (naifu – knife), ニュース (nyūsu – news), ヌードル (nūdoru – noodles), ネクタイ (nekutai – necktie), ノート (nōto – notebook).
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Lesson 6: Learn combine with H (ハ ヒ フ ヘ ホ)
Examples: ハンバーガー (hanbāgā – hamburger), ヒーロー (hīrō – hero), フォーク (fōku – fork), ヘルメット (herumetto – helmet), ホテル (hoteru – hotel).
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Lesson 7: Learn combine with M (マ, ミ, ム, メ, モ)
Examples: マスク (masuku – mask), ミルク (miruku – milk), ムービー (mūbī – movie), メニュー (menyū – menu), モーター (mōtā – motor).
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Lesson 8: Learn combine with Y,R (ヤ ユ ヨ ラ リ ル レ ロ)
Examples: ヤミー (yamī – yummy), ユニーク (yunīku – unique), ヨット (yotto – yacht), ラジオ (rajio – radio), リンゴ (ringo – apple), ルーム (rūmu – room), レモン (remon – lemon), ロボット (robotto – robot).
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Lesson 9: Learn Special (ワ ヲ ン)
Examples: ワイン (wain – wine), ヲ is rarely used (mainly in old texts), ン (n – final sound).
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Japanese Alphabet Katakana

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