Hiragana Katakana

If you are looking for the page where you can find factual information about the origin of hiragana and katakana as it is derived from kanji, then you need to follow this link:

http://www.lamijapan.com/2011/11/origin-of-kana-in-chinese-kanji.html

If you just want an easy way to remember them (without kanji) then just read on.  Good luck!

Here are two sets of syllabaries overwritten to show an easy link to help you remember the shape of the katakana.

a　あ　ア

i　い　イ

u　う　ウ

e　え　エ

o　お　オ

ka　か　カ

ki 　き　キ

ku　く　ク 

ke　け　ケ 

ko　こ　コ 

 sa　さ　サ

 shi　し　シ

su　す　ス 

se　せ　セ

 

so　そ　ソ

ta　た　タ 

 chi　ち　チ

tsu　つ　ツ 

 te　て　テ

 to　と　ト

na　な　ナ 

 ni　に　ニ

nu　ぬ　ヌ 

ne　ね　ネ 

no　の　ノ 

ha　は　ハ 

hi　ひ　ヒ 

fu　ふ　フ

he　へ　ヘ 

ho　ほ　ホ 

ma　ま　マ 

 mi　み　ミ

mu　む　ム 

me　め　メ

mo　も　モ

ya　や　ヤ 

yu　ゆ　ユ 

yo　よ　ヨ

ra　ら　ラ 

ri　り　リ 

ru　る　ル 

re　れ　レ 

ro　ろ　ロ 

wa　わ　ワ 

 v　う　ヴ

n　ん　ン

Katakana Practice

Learning the katakana script

You may enlarge this chart and print it off for your usage. 
First you should click on the image and enlarge it:

We have also added flash cards that you may print off. 
You should first click on the image to enlarge them:

Here are all the katakana symbols 
with the correct stroke order:

a　あ  

 i　い

 u　う

 e　え

 o　お

ka 　か

 ki　き

 ku　く

 ke　け

 ko　こ

 sa　さ

shi　し 

 su　す

 se　せ

 so　そ

 ta　た

 chi　ち

 tsu　つ

 te　て

 to　と

 na　な

 ni　に

 nu　ぬ

 ne　ね

 no　の

 ha　は

hi　ひ

 fu　ふ

 he　へ

 ho　ほ

ma　ま 

mi　み 

mu　む 

 me　め

 mo　も

ya　や 

yu　ゆ 

yo　よ 

ra　ら 

ri　り 

 ru　る

re　れ 

 ro　ろ

wa　わ 

 v　ヴ

n　ん