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Katakana Chart かたかな Katakana Chart W R Y M H N T S K VOWEL ン ワ ラ ヤ マ ハ ナ タ サ カ ア A リ ミ ヒ ニ チ シ キ イ I ル ユ ム フ ヌ ツ ス ク ウ U レ メ ヘ ネ テ セ ケ エ E ヲ ロ ヨ モ ホ ノ ト ソ コ オ O © 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 22 Beginning Japanese 名前: ________________________ 1－1 Katakana Activity Book 日付: ＿＿＿月 ＿＿＿日 一、 Practice: アイウエオ カキクケコ ガギグゲゴ O E U I A オ エ ウ イ ア ア オ エ ウ イ ア オ ウ ア エ イ ア オ エ ウ イ オ ウ イ ア オ エ ア KO KE KU KI KA コ ケ ク キ カ カ コ ケ ク キ カ コ ケ ク ク キ カ カ コ キ キ カ コ コ ケ カ ケ ク ク キ キ コ ケ カ © 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 23 GO GE GU GI GA ゴ ゲ グ ギ ガ ガ ゴ ゲ グ ギ ガ ゴ ゴ ゲ グ グ ギ ギ ガ ガ ゴ ゲ ギ ガ ゴ ゴ ゲ ガ ゲ グ グ ギ ギ ゴ ゲ ガ © 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 24 二、 Katakana Practice Section 1アイウエオ カキクケコ（ガギグゲゴ） Fill in the boxes with katakana, in order. Write horizontally (start at top left) and then vertically (start at top right). GA KA A GI KI I A I U E O GU KU U KA KI KU KE KO GE KE E GA GI GU GE GO GO KO O 三、 Fill in each blank with the correct katakana. When vowel sounds are repeated or extended in words with katakana, a long “dash” type of mark (ー) is used to show the extra vowel. For example, the last elongated syllable in the Japanese word for ski is written with a line: SUKI I (スキー ). Remember to also use the long dash for katakana words with long vowels, such as コーラ (cola). I GI RI SU KO O RA 1. ___ ___ リ ス 2. ___ ___ ラ E A KO N A I SU TE i 3. ___ ___ ___ ン 4. ___ ___ ス テ ___ (the last “i” is smaller) © 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 25 四、 Write the katakana in the blanks for each word, saying each word out loud as you write. Make sure you pronounce each syllable. Remember to use a long dash (ー) to represent a long vowel sound. KO SU A FU RI KA U I N NA 5. タ ___ ___ 6. ___ フ リ ___ 7. ___ ___ ン ___ (tacos) (Africa) (wiener/sausage) KI N GU KU K KI I SA K KA A 8. ___ ン ___ 9. ___ ッ ___ ___ 10. サ ッ ___ ___ (king) (cookie) (soccer) GO JI RA E A RO BI KU SU A DA MU 11. ___ ___ ラ 12. ___ ___ ロ ビ ___ ス 13. ___ ダ ム (Godzilla) (aerobics) (Adam) © 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 26 Beginning Japanese 名前: ________________________ 1－２Katakana Activity Book 日付: ＿＿＿月 ＿＿＿日 一、 Practice: サシスセソ ザジズゼゾ SO SE SU SHI SA ソ セ ス シ サ サ ソ セ ス シ サ ソ セ ス ス シ シ サ サ セ シ サ ソ ソ セ サ セ ス ス シ シ ソ セ サ ZO ZE ZU JI ZA ゾ ゼ ゼ ズ ジ ザ ザ ゾ ゼ ズ ジ ザ ゾ ゾ ゼ ズ ズ ジ ザ ザ ゼ ズ ジ ジ ザ ゾ ゾ ゼ ゼ ズ ザ ジ © 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 27 Beginning Japanese 名前: ________________________ 1－３Katakana Activity Book 日付: ＿＿＿月 ＿＿＿日 一、 Practice: タチツテト ダヂヅデド TO TE TSU CHI TA ト テ ツ チ タ タ ト テ ツ チ タ ト ツ チ タ タ テ チ タ ト ト テ ツ ツ チ チ タ ト テ タ DO DE ZU JI DA ド デ デ ヅ ヂ ダ ダ ド デ ヅ ヂ ダ ド ド デ ヅ ヅ ヂ ダ ダ ド デ ヅ ヂ ヂ ダ ド ド デ デ ヅ ダ ヂ © 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 28 二、 Katakana Practice Section 2: サシスセソ（ザジズゼゾ）タチツテト （ダヂヅデド). Fill in the boxes with katakana, in order. Write vertically (start at the top right) and then horizontally (start at top left). DA TA ZA SA GA KA A JI CHI JI SHI GI KI I ZU TSU ZU SU GU KU U DE TE ZE SE GE KE E DO TO ZO SO GO KO O A I U E O KA KI KU KE KO GA GI GU GE GO SA SHI SU SE SO ZA JI ZU ZE ZO TA CHI TSU TE TO DA JI ZU DE DO © 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 29 三、 Fill in each blank with the correct katakana. Remember to use ー to represent a long vowel sound. For example, write トースト for “toast,” NOT トオスト. SU KI I SU KE BO O SO K KU SU 1. ___ ___ ___ 2. ___ ___ ボ ___ 3. ___ ッ ___ ___ SU PE I N DE PA A TO KA NA DA 4. ___ ぺ ___ ン 5. ___ パ ___ ___ 6. ___ ナ ___ GI TA A SA K KA A ME KI SHI KO 7. ___ ___ ___ 8. ___ ___ ___ ___ 9.メ ___ ___ ___ 四、 Write the correct katakana in each blank, saying each word out loud as you write. Make sure you pronounce each syllable. NE KU TA I CHI I ZU TE N TO 10. ネ ___ ___ ___ 11. ___ ___ ___ 12. ___ ン ___ (necktie) (cheese) (tent) TO O SU TO SHI KA GO SU KA A TO 13. ___ ___ ___ ___ 14. ___ ___ ___ 15. ___ ___ ___ ___ (toast) (Chicago) (skirt) © 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 30 四、 Japanese sentences use a combination of hiragana, katakana, and kanji. Remember to use a dash to represent double/extended vowels in katakana words. Have a try at writing complete sentences here. First, fill in each blank with the correct katakana, hiragana, and kanji (if appropriate). The first one is done for you. Particles are inserted to help you. Ex.: テ ス ト です。 This is a test. TE SU TO DE SU. DA N SU RE N SHU U SHI TE KUDA SA I 16. ___ ン ___ を ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___。 TO MA TO SU KI DE SU 17. ___ マ ___ は ___ ___ ___ ___ か。 DE PA A TO SE E RU A RI MA SU 18. ＿ パ ___ ___で ___ ___ ル が ___ ___ ___ ___。 O O SU TO RA RI A I KI MA SHO U 19. ___ ___ ___ ___ ラ リ ___ へ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ か。 DO A A KE TE I I DE SU 20. ___ ___ を ___ ___ ___ も ___ ___ ___ ___ か。 © 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 31 Beginning Japanese 名前: ________________________ 1－４ Katakana Activity Book 日付: ＿＿＿月 ＿＿＿日 一、 Practice: ナニヌネノ ハヒフヘホ バビブベボ パピプペポ NO NE NU NI NA ノ ネ ヌ ニ ナ ナ ノ ネ ヌ ニ ナ ノ ネ ヌ ヌ ニ ニ ナ ナ ネ ナ ノ ノ ネ ヌ ニ ヌ ニ ナ ノ ネ ニ ナ HO HE FU HI HA ホ ヘ フ ヒ ハ ハ ホ ホ ヘ フ ヒ ハ ホ ホ ヘ フ フ ヒ ヒ ハ ハ ホ ヘ ハ ホ ヘ フ ヒ ホ フ ヒ ハ ヘ ヒ ハ © 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 32 BO BE BU BI BA ボ ベ ブ ビ バ バ ボ ベ ブ ビ バ ボ ボ ベ ブ ブ ビ バ バ ボ ブ ビ ビ バ ボ ボ ベ ブ バ ベ ブ ビ ビ ボ ベ ブ バ PO PE PU PI PA ポ ペ プ ピ パ パ ポ ペ プ ピ パ ポ ポ ペ プ プ ピ パ パ ポ プ ピ ピ パ ポ ポ ペ プ パ ペ プ ピ ピ パ ポ ペ プ パ © 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved.
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