Katakana
Katakana is used only for names and words taken from another language. This chart is read in the same manner as the hiragana chart.
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パ pa |
バ ba |
ダ da |
ザ za |
ガ ga |
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ピ pi |
ビ bi |
ヂ ji* |
ジ ji |
ギ gi |
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プ pu |
ブ bu |
ヅ zu* |
ズ zu |
グ gu |
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ペ pe |
ベ be |
デ de |
ゼ ze |
ゲ ge |
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ポ po |
ボ bo |
ド do |
ゾ zo |
ゴ go |
* ヂ and ヅ have limited use.
Long Vowels
Long vowels are written with a -. Example: カ- kaa (car), ケ-キ keeki (cake)
Foreign Sounds
Foreign sounds are transcribed using small vowel letters.
ウィ wi
ウェ we (the sound in "way")
ウオ wo
シェ she
ジェ je (like in "James")
チェ che
ファ fa
フィ fi
フェ fe
フォ fo
テイ ti
デイ di
ヂュ dyu (like in "duke")
ヴ v
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