片仮名Katakana course

Learn katakana, a few kana at a time.

Start with ア イ ウ エ オ. Each lesson adds a handful of characters with a mnemonic to picture and real borrowed words to read, like コーヒー and テレビ. Review quizzes between lessons bring back every kana so far.

16 lessons

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The course

Every lesson, in order.

  1. 1

    Lesson 1Up next

    The five vowels

    アイウエオ

  2. 2

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    K row

    カキクケコ

  3. Review quizLessons 1–2: 10 kanaNot started
  4. 3

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    S row

    サシスセソ

  5. Review quizLessons 1–3: 15 kanaNot started
  6. 4

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    T row

    タチツテト

  7. Review quizLessons 1–4: 20 kanaNot started
  8. 5

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    N row

    ナニヌネノ

  9. Review quizLessons 1–5: 25 kanaNot started
  10. 6

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    H row

    ハヒフヘホ

  11. Review quizLessons 1–6: 30 kanaNot started
  12. 7

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    M row

    マミムメモ

  13. Review quizLessons 1–7: 35 kanaNot started
  14. 8

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    Y row

    ヤユヨ

  15. Review quizLessons 1–8: 38 kanaNot started
  16. 9

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    R row

    ラリルレロ

  17. Review quizLessons 1–9: 43 kanaNot started
  18. 10

    Lesson 10Not started

    W and N

    ワヲン

  19. Review quizLessons 1–10: 46 kanaNot started
  20. 11

    Lesson 11Not started

    Voiced sounds: G and Z

    ガギグゲゴザジズゼゾ

  21. Review quizLessons 1–11: 56 kanaNot started
  22. 12

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    Voiced sounds: D and B

    ダヂヅデドバビブベボ

  23. Review quizLessons 1–12: 66 kanaNot started
  24. 13

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    Puffs of air: P

    パピプペポ

  25. Review quizLessons 1–13: 71 kanaNot started
  26. 14

    Lesson 14Not started

    Blended sounds: KY, SH, CH, NY

    キャキュキョシャシュショチャチュチョニャニュニョ

  27. Review quizLessons 1–14: 83 kanaNot started
  28. 15

    Lesson 15Not started

    Blended sounds: HY, MY, RY

    ヒャヒュヒョミャミュミョリャリュリョ

  29. Review quizLessons 1–15: 92 kanaNot started
  30. 16

    Lesson 16Not started

    Blended sounds: GY, J, BY, PY

    ギャギュギョジャジュジョヂャヂュヂョビャビュビョピャピュピョ

  31. Review quizLessons 1–16: 107 kanaNot started