Katakana Part 2 (Ms,Hs, Ys, Rs, Ws and N)

こんにちは！ Welcome to Part 2 of the Katakana alphabet. My next post will be about adding Ten-ten to characters and then I'll begin posting topics. Stay tuned for my post on countries!

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!

Katakana part 1 (Vowels, Ks, Ss, Ts and Ns)

Katakana is the second Japanese alphabet you'll be learning! The pronunciations and Ten-tens will be the exact same, just the characters will be different. Katakana is much more angular than Hiragana so it will be easy to tell the two apart. You'll also notice that some Katakana are similar to their Hiragana counterparts.

Vowels

A = ア this is someone sticking their tongue out at the doctors saying 'Aah' This is A for Aah

I = イ this looks like an eagle. This is I for eagle.

U = ウ this is an old woman bending over  . A twig falls from a tree and hits her on her back. She says 'Ooph!' This is U for Ooph.

E = エ this looked like closed curtains ath the end of a performance. This is E for end.

O = オoh look! The boy is kicking the ball! This is O for oh.

The 'K' Line

Ka = カ oh no the car's gone off the cliff! This is Ka for car.

Ki = キ this look like a key. This is Ki for key.

Ku = ク this looks like a cook's hat. This is Ku for Cook.

Ke = ケ this reminds me of a kettle. If you  look at it closely, it also reassembles a K. This is K for kettle.

Ko = コ This is your half of the tennis court! Ko for court.

The 'S' Line

Sa = サ This character has 3 lines. The Japanese word for 3 is San (三) this is Sa for San.

Shi = シ it looks like she is smiling! This is Shi for she.

Su = ス the soup spoon is hanging out of your mouth! This is Su for soup spoon.

Se = セ The couple broke up so now he's watching the sunset all alone. This is Se for sunset.

So = ソ this looks like a needle and thread you'd use for sewing. This is So for sewing.

The 'Ts' line

Ta = タ *no example yet*

Chi = チ oh look it's a chicken feather! This is Chi for chicken.

Tsu = ツ *no example yet*

Te = テ this looks like a television antenna. This is Te for television.

To = ト this looks like a totem pole. This is To for totem pole.

The 'Ns' Line

Na = ナ this is the cross your Nana was praying at but she went away shopping. This is Na for Nan.

Ni = ニ this looks like the Kanji for two!Ni is Japanese for two. This is Ni for the Kanji ニ (Ni)

Nu = ヌsomebody's a messy eater! There's a noodle sticking out of their mouth! This is Nu for noodle.

Ne = ネ Aw no, looks like this person will never get a hug! This is Ne for Never.

No = ノ this is just a line. It makes no sense. This is no for no sense.