katakana かたかな


ga

gi

gu

ge

go

za

ji

zu

ze

zo

da

de

do

ba

bi

bu

be

bo

pa

pi

pu

pe

po
The ‘dakuten’ symbol ( ゛) and the ‘handakuten’ symbol ( ゜) are not used on their own – they are used to modify the katakana symbols they appear after.
キャ
kya
ギャ
gya
シャ
sha
ジャ
ja
チャ
cha
キュ
kyu
ギュ
gyu
シュ
shu
ジュ
ju
チュ
chu
キョ
kyo
ギョ
gyo
ショ
sho
ジョ
jo
チョ
cho
ニャ
nya
ニュ
nyu
ニョ
nyo
Katakana ending in ‘i’ can be followed by a small ya, yu or yo (ゃ, ゅ or ょ), which elides the sounds of the two characters. For example, キ (ki) plus ヤ (ya) would become キャ (kya). This type of modification is known as ‘yōon’.
ヒャ
hya
ビャ
bya
ピャ
pya
ミャ
mya
リャ
rya
ヒュ
hyu
ビュ
byu
ピュ
pyu
ミュ
myu
リュ
ryu
ヒョ
hyo
ビョ
byo
ピョ
pyo
ミョ
myo
リョ
ryo
Note: a small tsu (ッ) can be used between two katakana to double the second consonant. For example, サッカ is read as ‘sakka’