Katakana

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Katakana letters with their Kanji origins.

Katakana (ja:片仮名, カタカナ, かたかな) is a Japanese syllabary.

Mincho style (
明朝体
)

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a

i

u

e

o

a

i

u

e

o
k
ka

ki

ku

ke

ko
k
ka

ki

ku

ke

ko
s
sa

shi

su

se

so
s
sa

shi

su

se

so
t
ta

chi

tsu

te

to
t
ta

chi

tsu

te

to
n
na

ni

nu

ne

no
n
na

ni

nu

ne

no
h
ha

hi

fu

he

ho
h
ha

hi

fu

he

ho
m
ma

mi

mu

me

mo
m
ma

mi

mu

me

mo
y
ya

yu

yo
y
ya

yu

yo
r
ra

ri

ru

re

ro
r
ra

ri

ru

re

ro
w
wa

wi

we

wo
w
wa

wi

we

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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