Katakana

Japanese syllabary, mainly used for loan words and scientific terms
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Katakana (ja:片仮名, カタカナ, かたかな) is a Japanese syllabary.

Katakana letters with their Kanji origins.

Mincho style (
明朝体
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i
 
u
 
e
 
o
 
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i
 
u
 
e
 
o
k  
ka
 
ki
 
ku
 
ke
 
ko
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ki
 
ku
 
ke
 
ko
s  
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shi
 
su
 
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so
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shi
 
su
 
se
 
so
t  
ta
 
chi
 
tsu
 
te
 
to
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chi
 
tsu
 
te
 
to
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ni
 
nu
 
ne
 
no
n  
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nu
 
ne
 
no
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hi
 
fu
 
he
 
ho
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hi
 
fu
 
he
 
ho
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mi
 
mu
 
me
 
mo
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mi
 
mu
 
me
 
mo
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ya
 
yu
 
yo
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yu
 
yo
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ru
 
re
 
ro
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ri
 
ru
 
re
 
ro
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wi
 
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wo
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Digraph

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When writing quickly, digraphs are often used.

Proposed letters

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These characters were proposed during the Meiji era.

See also

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