Declan's ReadWrite Katakana

Learn the Japanese Katakana alphabet.

Katakana, like hiragana, is a phonetic script much like English where each character has a unique sound and the characters can be written one after the next to spell out a word. Learning katakana is usually the second step in learning how to read and write Japanese – hiragana is usually taught first. Katakana is used to represent foreign words which have been adopted into the Japanese language (loan words) and foreign names (personal and country names).

Features and Benefits:

• Audio recordings of all katakana pronunciations.
• Writing stroke order animations of all katakana letters.
• Numerous examples of each letter with native speaker audio.
• Flashcard review and exercises to aid memorization.