The 'Ms' Line
Ma = マ someone is opening their mouth! This is Ma for mouth.
Mi = ミ Oh no, it looks like a cat scratched me! This is Mi for me.
Mu = ム this was a lovely piece of Toberone until a moose came along and took a big bit out of it. This is Mu for moose.
Me = メ this looks like a metal sword. This is Me for metal.
Mo = モ I put worms on my fishhook so I hope I get more worms. This is Mo for more.
The 'Hs' Line
Ha = ハ haha someone broke this stick! This is Ha for haha
Hi = ヒ Look at this man. He is sitting. This is Hi for he.
Fu = フ this is the fool's hat. This is Fu for fool.
He = ヘ This is an arrow pointing to Heaven. This is He for heaven.
Ho = ホ this is a Holy Cross. This is Ho for Holy.
The 'Ys' Line
Ya = ヤ this is one hairy Yak. This is Ya for Yak.
Yu = ユ who's number 1? You are! This is Yu for you.
Yo = ヨ look at this lovely carton of yoghurt. This is Yo for yoghurt.
The 'Rs' Line
Ra = ラ Look at this random piece of random floating up over the bowl! Ra is for Ramen.
Ri = リ these are reeds in a river. Ri is for reeds.
Ru = ル your rude friend tries to push you into a volcano. Ru is for rude.
Re = レ You decide to take a rest. Re is for rest.
Ro = ロ look at this lovely round rock! Ro is for rock.
The 'Ws' Line
Wa = ワ Your baby sister got a new tooth and she won't stop crying! Wa is for wah.
Wo = ヲ you got some new dentures. Oh wow, you're getting old! O is for old.
N
N = ン This is a ship with only one sail. This is N for one sail.
This is the end of Katakana! From now on, I will using a mixture of Hiragana and Katakana in my posts so keep practising your characters! Thank you to everyone in my Japanese class last year who came up with these ways of remembering Katakana. さようなら for now!
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