Basic�sounds

� � � � �a i (like ascii) u (like moo) e (like end) o

� � � � �ka ki ku ke ko

� � � � �sa shi su se so

� � � � �ta chi tsu te to

� � � � �na ni nu ne no

� � � � �ha hi fu he ho

� � � � �ma mi mu me mo

� � �ya yu yo

� � � � �ra ri ru re ro

� �wa wo

�n ("in")

Additional�sounds�(with�Ya,�Yu,�Yo)

�� �� ��kya kyu kyo

�� �� ��sha shu sho

�� �� ��cha chu cho

�� �� ��nya nyu nyo

�� �� ��hya hyu hyo

�� �� ��mya myui myo

�� �� ��rya ryu ryo

Additional�sounds

� � � � �ga gi gu ge go

� � � � �za ji zu ze zo

� � � � �da ji zu de do

� � � � �ba bi bu be bo

� � � � �pa pi pu pe po

Modified�letters�for�foreign�sounds�-�used�in�combo

� � � � �small a small i small u small e small o

� �see note prolonged

�� �� ��gya gyu gyo

�� �� ��ja ju jo

�� �� ��ja ju jo

�� �� ��bya byu byo

�� �� ��pya pyu pyo

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Complete Katakana Chart

Learn and Understand Hiragana before proceeding with Katakana. Note : Refer Hiragana chart for all 3 notes. Explanation in this chart is intentionally left blank so that Hiragana chart is referred again.

Note : he「へ」, be 「べ」　and pe「ぺ」 are similar in Hiragana and Katakana

Note : shi「シ」 and tsu「ツ」 may look similar for beginners. Check again and remember the directions of the stroke. Similarly Note: so「ソ」 and n「ン」 may look similar for beginners. Check again and remember the directions of the stroke.

Note : All these letters are used in combination with other letters. Except ヴ, all others are smaller form of ア、イ、エ、オ、ユ. Smaller forms can be represented by typing combo word [for example: Katakana for "File" can be typed by "fairu"（ファイル）] or by pressing x before typing respective letter [for example: Katakana for "Duty" can be typed as デューティ. Let us split letter by letter デュcan be typed by "de followed by x and yu". If you note there is a ー which is used to give a prolonged sound; This is common in Hiragana and Katakana. Finally ティ can be typed by "thi" or "te followed by x and i"]

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