How to study Katakana writing(1)
It is very common that Japanese learners start Katakana writing from アイウエオ,
in order of Katakana.
Here, Katakana letters are introduced by making a group. You will study the Katakana which has easy shape, first.
The table below is programed to help you master all of Katakana letters in 10 days. You can master 63 simple words at the same time.
では、はじめましょう。Let's get started.
Points
1. Prepare a Katakana notebook which has squares.
2. Write a Katakana 5 times at least. Do this one more set after a certain
time.
3. Pronounce each letter and word while you are writing.
4. Find a similar part and a differnt part of each letter in
one group. A group is on the same line.
5. Be careful of the srtoke order.
(1) from top to bottom, from left to right
(2) As for the stroke oder of each Hiragana, visit this useful
page wrriten in English. http://kakijun.main.jp/en/hk/h0a.html
6. After you finish the writing and memorizing all of Katakanas, please
do not forget to practice of writing, アイウエオ、カキクケコ、・・・ワ、ン.
The ptactice of アカサタナハマヤラワ、イキシチニヒミイリ、ウクスツヌフムユル、エケセテネヘメレ、オコソトノホモヨロ、ン is very useful for your further learning such as looking up a word in a
Japanese dictionary or the study of verbal conjugation. The memorization
of アカサタナハマヤラワ、ン is the minimum requirements for your improvement.This
is also applyed for your Hiragana study.
See the important rules of Katakana at "Gairaigo" on the page of Japanese typing
Let's practice Katakana words using ー, small tsu (ッ), small ya, yu, yo (ャ,ュ,ョ), voiced consonants like ga,gi,gu,ge,go and voiceless bilabial plosive consonants which are only pa,pi,pu,pe,po.
The name of creature is written by 3 types of characters, which are Hiragana,
Katakana, and Kanji.