カタカナ Katakana
阿→ア 宇→ウ 加→カ
カタカナは平安時代（９世紀ごろ）に生まれ、漢字の一部を取って作られた音節文字です。主に外来語・擬音語・擬態語・動物や植物の学名・強調したい時などに用いられます。文字の形は直線的です。
Katakana are phonetic characters created in the Heian period (around the 9th century) made by deleting a part of Kanji. They are mainly used for foreign words, onomatopoetic words, mimetic words, and scientific names of animals and plants as well as for indicating emphasis. Katakana are angular characters.
Katakana are phonetic characters created in the Heian period (around the 9th century) made by deleting a part of Kanji. They are mainly used for foreign words, onomatopoetic words, mimetic words, and scientific names of animals and plants as well as for indicating emphasis. Katakana are angular characters.
Click on the chart, and check out the stroke order, sound, and movie of Katakana!
カタカナチャート/
Take the Katakana listening test. How well can you do?
カタカナリスニングクイズ
カタカナチャート/
Take the Katakana listening test. How well can you do?
カタカナリスニングクイズ
