Katakana · 10 min
Katakana S-, T-, and N-rows
Read サシスセソ, タチツテト, and ナニヌネノ.
- Recognize the main idea in katakana s-, t-, and n-rows.
- Use one clear example before you begin the quiz.
- Build confidence with a small, repeatable step.
The middle katakana rows mirror hiragana sounds, including the special shi, chi, and tsu readings.
Three rows
Read サシスセソ, タチツテト, and ナニヌネノ in vowel order.
Loanword practice
These rows appear in familiar borrowed words, so read the whole word rather than isolated symbols only.
Study these forms
Read each character in order. These two-character drills practice sound decoding; some are sound sequences rather than vocabulary words. サア (sa-a) · シア (shi-a) · スア (su-a) · セア (se-a) · ソア (so-a) · タア (ta-a) · チア (chi-a) · ツア (tsu-a) · テア (te-a) · トア (to-a) · ナア (na-a) · ニア (ni-a) · ヌア (nu-a) · ネア (ne-a) · ノア (no-a) · サイ (sa-i) · シイ (shi-i) · スイ (su-i) · セイ (se-i) · ソイ (so-i) · タイ (ta-i) · チイ (chi-i) · ツイ (tsu-i) · テイ (te-i) · トイ (to-i)
More reading practice
ナイ (na-i) · ニイ (ni-i) · ヌイ (nu-i) · ネイ (ne-i) · ノイ (no-i) · サウ (sa-u) · シウ (shi-u) · スウ (su-u) · セウ (se-u) · ソウ (so-u) · タウ (ta-u) · チウ (chi-u) · ツウ (tsu-u) · テウ (te-u) · トウ (to-u) · ナウ (na-u) · ニウ (ni-u) · ヌウ (nu-u) · ネウ (ne-u) · ノウ (no-u) · サエ (sa-e) · シエ (shi-e) · スエ (su-e) · セエ (se-e) · ソエ (so-e)
Put it together
Look at the examples once more. Notice the small detail that makes this katakana lesson different from the one before it.
Guided examples
Use this example while studying katakana s-, t-, and n-rows.
Try to recognize it before you start the quiz.
Before the quiz, can you recognize the key form from katakana s-, t-, and n-rows?
sa-a
Show the answer
sa-a · This is one of the forms introduced in the lesson. Say it aloud and connect it to the explanation above.
Remember the main pattern from katakana s-, t-, and n-rows and use the examples as your first reference. A short review is useful learning, not a setback.