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Katakana (片仮名、カタカナ, IPA: [katakaꜜna, kataꜜkana]) is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, [2] kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived from components or fragments of more ...
Remembering the Kana: A Guide to Reading and Writing the Japanese Syllabaries in 3 hours each [8] is a book by James Heisig for remembering hiragana and katakana. It uses mostly the same imaginative memory technique as Remembering the Kanji I, though some katakana are prompted to be learned as simplified forms of their hiragana counterparts.
Anki (US: / ˈ ɑː ŋ k i /, UK: / ˈ æ ŋ k i /; Japanese:) is a free and open-source flashcard program. It uses techniques from cognitive science such as active recall testing and spaced repetition to aid the user in memorization.
The modern Japanese writing system uses a combination of logographic kanji, which are adopted Chinese characters, and syllabic kana.Kana itself consists of a pair of syllabaries: hiragana, used primarily for native or naturalized Japanese words and grammatical elements; and katakana, used primarily for foreign words and names, loanwords, onomatopoeia, scientific names, and sometimes for emphasis.
Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese is a textbook for learners of the Japanese language that starts at an absolute beginner level. [9] [10] The textbook is divided into two volumes, containing 23 lessons focusing on Japanese grammar, vocabulary, and kanji. [11]
This template shows a table of katakana syllabograms. Usually, it would be used without parameters. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status legend legend Explanation of colors used Default {{color box|{{{obsolete color}}}|Grey background}} indicates obsolete characters. String optional gojuon header color gojuon header color background color for header cells ...
Transcription katakana a i u e o ya yu ye yo; K キェ kye† Kw: クヮ kwa* クィ kwi* クェ kwe* クォ kwo* G ギェ gye† Gw: グヮ gwa* グィ gwi† グェ gwe† グォ gwo† S スィ si‡ シェ she Z J ズィ zi‡ ジェ je T ティ ti トゥ tu*
In each entry, the top entry is the hiragana, the second entry is the corresponding katakana, the third entry is the Hepburn romanization of the kana, and the fourth entry is the pronunciation written in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Please see Japanese phonology for more details on the individual sounds.