Katakana 1

Do you remember that the Japanese have five vowels: あ, い, う, え, and お?
We'll explore the Katakana alphabet and, using those vowels, deepen our understanding of the fundamental Katakana characters.

👇Move your cursor over each letter and see how to pronounce it.

Do you feel comfortable with those five letters? Let's move to some activities.

Let’s kick things off by exploring the Katakana characters for あ to こ!

Match katakana to the correct hiragana

👇Drag and drop the katakana letter to the circle with the correct hiragana.

katakana Memory Match

👇Click on the circles and make pairs.

Challenge Japanese katakana Quiz!

Great work! Now, it is time to learn five more letters.

We will add "k" before vowels a, i, u, e, and o.

👇Move your cursor over each letter and see how to pronounce it.

Have you mastered those five letters? Let's continue!

Match katakana to the correct hiragana.

👇Drag and drop the katakana letter to the circle with the correct hiragana.

Katakana Memory Match

👇Click on the circles and make pairs.

Challenge Japanese katakana Quiz!

Are you ready to move one the next learning point?