Japanese-Learning KATAKANA

As mentioned in the Hiragana lesson, Katakana is mainly used for foreign words such as names and words that have been borrowed from other languages such as コンピューター (kompyu-ta- = computer). The Japanese language does not have as many sounds as the English language so, when creating a name in Katakana for instance, the name must be sound out to the closest Japanese equivalent. Katakana , Hiragana , and Furigana (when Hiragana is written small next to a Kanji character to show how that character is read) are collectively known as Kana.
アa イi ウu エe オo

カka キki クku ケke コko


ガga ギgi グgu ゲge ゴgo

サsa シshi スsu セse ソso

ザza ジji ズzu ゼze ゾzo

タta チchi ツtsu テte トto

ダda ヂji ヅzu デde ドdo

ナna ニni ヌnu ネne ノno

ハha ヒhi フfu ヘhe ホho

バba ビbi ブbu ベbe ボbo

パpa ピpi プpu ペpe ポpo

マma ミmi ムmu メme モmo

ヤya ユyu ヨyo

ラra リri ルru レre ロro

ワwa ヲwo ンn/m

Combinations

キャkya キュkyu キョkyo

ギャgya ギュgyu ギョgyo

シャsha シュshu ショsho

ジャja ジュju ジョjo

チャcha チュchu チョcho

ニャnya ニュnyu ニョnyo

ヒャhya ヒュhyu ヒョhyo

ビャbya ビュbyu ビョbyo

ピャpya ピュpyu ピョpyo

ミャmya ミュmyu ミョmyo

リャrya リュryu リョryo