Katakana chart
The complete katakana chart with romaji: all 104 katakana in the same order as the hiragana chart. Rows share a consonant, columns share a vowel. Print it, or keep it open while you read menus and signs. New to the script? Start with the learning guide.
How to read the chart
Same rules as hiragana: シ is shi, チ is chi, ツ is tsu and フ is fu. Two things are specific to katakana: a long vowel is written with the bar ー (コーヒー, kōhī), and sounds that Japanese lacks are built with a small vowel, such as ティ (ti), ファ (fa) or ウィ (wi).
The header and buttons are left out of the printed page.
Gojūon
The 46 basic sounds, ordered by vowel column (a, i, u, e, o).
アa
イi
ウu
エe
オo
カka
キki
クku
ケke
コko
サsa
シshi
スsu
セse
ソso
タta
チchi
ツtsu
テte
トto
ナna
ニni
ヌnu
ネne
ノno
ハha
ヒhi
フfu
ヘhe
ホho
マma
ミmi
ムmu
メme
モmo
ヤya
ユyu
ヨyo
ラra
リri
ルru
レre
ロro
ワwa
ヲwo
ンn
Dakuten & handakuten
Two small strokes (゛) voice a consonant; a small circle (゜) turns h into p.
ガga
ギgi
グgu
ゲge
ゴgo
ザza
ジji
ズzu
ゼze
ゾzo
ダda
ヂji
ヅzu
デde
ドdo
バba
ビbi
ブbu
ベbe
ボbo
パpa
ピpi
プpu
ペpe
ポpo
Yōon
An i-column kana followed by a small ya, yu or yo blends into one syllable.
キャkya
キュkyu
キョkyo
シャsha
シュshu
ショsho
チャcha
チュchu
チョcho
ニャnya
ニュnyu
ニョnyo
ヒャhya
ヒュhyu
ヒョhyo
ミャmya
ミュmyu
ミョmyo
リャrya
リュryu
リョryo
ギャgya
ギュgyu
ギョgyo
ジャja
ジュju
ジョjo
ビャbya
ビュbyu
ビョbyo
ピャpya
ピュpyu
ピョpyo
Practice with Kanapup
The app unlocks this chart row by row, with a recording, the stroke order and example words for every character.