Katakana Chart — All 46 Characters
Katakana is the Japanese syllabary used for foreign loanwords, names, and emphasis. Use this free chart to learn all 46 characters with romaji.
Illustrated Japanese courses
Take Katakana off the chart and into a story
Use the illustrated Kana Sprints to recognize katakana on labels, menus and signs with the same recurring cast.
Start from zero16 lessons
Japanese Foundations
Meet the Komorebi café cast while learning useful sentences, particles and everyday verbs.
See the courseBeginner · N524 lessons
JLPT N5 Story Course
Build exam-ready vocabulary and grammar through one connected illustrated story.
See the courseHiragana & katakana12 lessons
Kana Sprints
Learn the scripts in short visual episodes instead of memorizing an isolated chart.
See the courseBeginner path:KanaFoundationsJLPT N5JLPT N4
Vowels
K-row
S-row
T-row
N-row
H-row
M-row
Y-row
R-row
W-row + N
Drill Katakana until it sticks
Charts are great for reference — but you'll learn faster with an interactive drill. InputDojo has a free katakana drill plus full Japanese reading lessons.
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