KATAKANA LESSON SIX
In this lesson you will learn the Katakana form of the sounds HA, HI, FU, HE, HO, BA, BI, BU, BE, BO, PA, PI, PU, PE, PO. To
see the stroke order, all you need to do is hover your mouse over the graphic of the character shown on the page. To hear
how to pronounce the characters, click your mouse on any picture of the character group.
The H* sound is much harder than the western H sound. When pronouncing H*, especially in the case of FU, you should sound
somewhere between H and F
| HA/BA/PA |
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a topless hat |
| HI/BI/PI |
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he is doing sit-ups |
| FU/BU/PU |
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Little Red Riding Hood's hood |
| HE/BE/PE |
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this points in the direction of "heaven" |
| HO/BO/PO |
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a holy cross with two people kneeling on either side |
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