Katakana

Before you read this, go take a look at Hiragana.

Katakana is pretty much exactly the same as hiragana. The only real difference is what it's used for. Katakana is used for foreign words, names, etc.

To start off, here's the basic 45 characters, just like Hiragana except there's no 'wo/o' in Katakana.

Dakuten:

Handaku:

Blended Sounds:

And that's all of Katakana. The pronunciations are exactly the same as Hiragana as well.

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