Katakana · 10 min
Katakana vowels and K-row
Meet アイウエオ and カキクケコ.
- Recognize the main idea in katakana vowels and k-row.
- Use one clear example before you begin the quiz.
- Build confidence with a small, repeatable step.
Katakana represents the same sounds as hiragana with sharper, more angular shapes.
Same sounds, new shapes
Learn ア イ ウ エ オ and カ キ ク ケ コ as a second visual set.
Use the context
Katakana often signals a loanword, a foreign name, or emphasis.
Study these forms
Read each character in order. These two-character drills practice sound decoding; some are sound sequences rather than vocabulary words. カア (ka-a) · キア (ki-a) · クア (ku-a) · ケア (ke-a) · コア (ko-a) · カイ (ka-i) · キイ (ki-i) · クイ (ku-i) · ケイ (ke-i) · コイ (ko-i) · カウ (ka-u) · キウ (ki-u) · クウ (ku-u) · ケウ (ke-u) · コウ (ko-u) · カエ (ka-e) · キエ (ki-e) · クエ (ku-e) · ケエ (ke-e) · コエ (ko-e) · カオ (ka-o) · キオ (ki-o) · クオ (ku-o) · ケオ (ke-o) · コオ (ko-o)
More reading practice
アカ (a-ka) · アキ (a-ki) · アク (a-ku) · アケ (a-ke) · アコ (a-ko) · イカ (i-ka) · イキ (i-ki) · イク (i-ku) · イケ (i-ke) · イコ (i-ko) · ウカ (u-ka) · ウキ (u-ki) · ウク (u-ku) · ウケ (u-ke) · ウコ (u-ko) · エカ (e-ka) · エキ (e-ki) · エク (e-ku) · エケ (e-ke) · エコ (e-ko) · オカ (o-ka) · オキ (o-ki) · オク (o-ku) · オケ (o-ke) · オコ (o-ko)
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 vowels and k-row.
Try to recognize it before you start the quiz.
Before the quiz, can you recognize the key form from katakana vowels and k-row?
ka-a
Show the answer
ka-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 vowels and k-row and use the examples as your first reference. A short review is useful learning, not a setback.