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Basically, in Japanese language there are 3 kinds of characters, Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. The Kanji is ideograph and imported from China and it resembles Chinese. Hiragana and Katakana are phonetic letters and developed in Japan. In broad sense Hiragana is used to indicate Japanese words, and Katakana is used to indicate foreign words. It is possible to indicate Hiragana or Katakana instead of Kanji and vice a versa.
| Basic Katakana Characters (Step 1) | |||||||||||||||||||
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ア
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a
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カ
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ka
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サ
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sa
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タ
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ta
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ナ
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na
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ハ
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ha
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マ
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ma
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ヤ
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ya
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ラ
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ra
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ワ
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wa
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イ
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i
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キ
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ki
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シ
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shi
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チ
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chi
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ニ
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ni
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ヒ
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hi
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ミ
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mi
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リ
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ri
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ウ
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u
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ク
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ku
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ス
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su
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ツ
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tsu
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ヌ
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nu
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フ
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fu
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ム
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mu
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ユ
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yu
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ル
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ru
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エ
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e
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ケ
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ke
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セ
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se
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テ
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te
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ネ
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ne
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ヘ
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he
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メ
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me
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レ
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re
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オ
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o
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コ
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ko
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ソ
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so
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ト
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to
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ノ
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no
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ホ
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ho
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モ
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mo
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ヨ
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yo
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ロ
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ro
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ヲ
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o
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ン
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n
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| Variations of ＫａｔａｋａｎａCharacters (To handle addtional pronounciations) (Step 2) | ||||||||||||||
| キャ | kya |
シャ
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sha
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チャ
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cha |
ニャ
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nya
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ヒャ
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hya
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ミャ
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mya
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リャ
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rya
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| キュ | kyu |
シュ
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shu
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チュ
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chu
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ニュ
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nyu
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ヒュ
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hyu
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ミュ
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myu
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リュ
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ryu
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| キョ | kyo |
ショ
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sho
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チョ
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cho
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ニョ
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nyo
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ヒョ
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hyo
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ミョ
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myo
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リョ
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ryo
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| Additinal Katakana Characters (modified Basic caharacters) (Step 3) | ||||||||||
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ガ
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ga
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ザ |
za
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ダ |
da
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バ |
ba
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パ |
pa
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ギ
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gi
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ジ |
ji
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ヂ |
ｊi
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ビ |
bi
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ピ |
pi
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グ
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gu
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ズ |
zu
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ヅ |
ｚu
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ブ |
bu
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プ |
pu
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ゲ
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ge
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ゼ |
ze
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デ |
de
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ベ |
be
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ペ |
pe
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ゴ
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go
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ゾ |
zo
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ド |
do
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ボ |
bo
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ポ |
po
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| Additional Variations of Katakana Characters (To handle addtional pronounciations) (Step 4) | ||||||||
| ギャ | gya |
ジャ
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ja
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ビャ
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bya |
ピャ
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pya
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| ギュ | gyu |
ジュ
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ju
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ビュ
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byu
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ピュ
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pyu
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| ギョ | gyo |
ジョ
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jo
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ビョ
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byo
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ピョ
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pyo
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