Food
コーヒー・カレー・アイス
kōhī · karē · aisu
coffee · curry · ice cream
Katakana Match
Match katakana to sound. Read the foreign words Japan uses every day.
Katakana appears in names, countries, food, hotels, technology, brands, menus, signs, and modern Japanese. Match each character to its romaji sound and unlock useful loanwords as you play.
Katakana is your passport to reading modern Japan: coffee, hotel, taxi, menu, America, camera, computer, and more.
Katakana rule: If it sounds foreign in Japanese, there is a good chance katakana is doing the work.
Score: 0
Streak: 0
Round: 1/20
Time: 60s
Choose the romaji
ア
アイス = ice cream / ice
Basic vowel row
Choose the matching sound. Katakana starts with recognition.
Round complete
Your Katakana Match score
0
Good start. Play again and say each sound out loud.
Study after playing
The basic katakana rows
Katakana is used for many foreign words, names, countries, foods, brands, and technical words. Learn the sounds first, then start reading real Japan.
アa
イi
ウu
エe
オo
カka
キki
クku
ケke
コko
サsa
シshi
スsu
セse
ソso
タta
チchi
ツtsu
テte
トto
ナna
ニni
ヌnu
ネne
ノno
Why katakana matters
Katakana helps you read modern Japan fast.
Travel
ホテル・タクシー・バス
hoteru · takushī · basu
hotel · taxi · bus
Technology
アプリ・メール・カメラ
apuri · mēru · kamera
app · mail/email · camera
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