Katakana chart

An axe with its head at the top and a long curved handle: "Ah, chop!"

An egret, a white heron, stands on one long leg and reaches for a little fish: "Eek!"

A little ghost floats by: "Oooo!"

An egg sits in an egg cup.

A big friendly ogre carries his club across his shoulders: "Oh-ho!"

The karaoke singer from か, arms wide, holding the microphone. The song is over, so there is no music note.

A long key with two teeth on each side, like the き key without its round handle.

The cuckoo from く sits on a bent branch: "Cu-ckoo!"

It's a capital letter K, tipped over. Say the letter: "Kay!"

A koala hugs a tree.

The satellite from さ: solar panels across, two antennas on top, and a long boom bending down.

A Shiba Inu dog smiles up at the sun: two eyes on the left, one big smile sweeping up. (ツ, the wave, crashes down.)

A super-long playground slide, its ladder just touching the chute.

The tower crane from せ: "Set it down here!"

A glass of soda with a long straw leaning down into it. (ン, the dolphin, leaps up.)

A big letter A takes a bow: "Ta-da!" (The little stroke inside is its crossbar.)

A cheerleader jumps, shaking her pompoms, the ribbons of her big hair bow streaming out.

The tsunami from つ crashes down, throwing two drops of spray on top. (シ, the Shiba Inu, looks up.)

A wooden telephone pole with two crossbars.

A totem pole with a little bird on its perch.

Nana (grandma) has dropped her cross necklace.

Two needles, like the needle in に, lying one above the other.

A big numeral 7, written with a line through it.

A mouse peeks out of its nest and twitches its whiskers.

A little plane does a nosedive.

A hare lets its two long ears flop down and laughs: "Ha ha!"

A hippo opens its mouth wide.

Kung fu nunchucks: one stick is held straight, the other swings down.

The little hill from へ: a hiker reaches the top and shouts "Hello!"

Santa spreads his arms: "Ho ho ho!"

A slice of pizza with a string of melted cheese: "Mamma mia!"

A cat left three claw scratches: "Meow!"

Someone flexes their right arm: "Look at that muscle!"

The medal from め, on its two crossed ribbons.

The fishing hook from も, with two worms on it to catch more fish.

The yacht from や: a tall mast and a sail on a long yard.

A U-boat (a submarine) peeks out with its periscope.

A shelf of yo-yos, like the yo-yo in よ.

The rabbit from ら, leaping: one ear laid back on top, its body stretched out below.

Two rivers flow together and become one.

A kangaroo, like the one in る, sitting up tall on its tail and kicking one big foot forward.

A red hockey stick, its blade flicking up.

A robot's square head.

A water tap: the pipe comes up, runs across, and the spout curves down.

A surfer, like the one in を, rides inside a curling wave: "Whoa!"

A dolphin leaps up out of the sea. (ソ, the soda straw, leans down.)

カ + ゛ (dakuten) = ガ: ka → ga.

キ + ゛ (dakuten) = ギ: ki → gi.

ク + ゛ (dakuten) = グ: ku → gu.

ケ + ゛ (dakuten) = ゲ: ke → ge.

コ + ゛ (dakuten) = ゴ: ko → go.

サ + ゛ (dakuten) = ザ: sa → za.

シ + ゛ (dakuten) = ジ: shi → ji, not "zi".

ス + ゛ (dakuten) = ズ: su → zu.

セ + ゛ (dakuten) = ゼ: se → ze.

ソ + ゛ (dakuten) = ゾ: so → zo.

タ + ゛ (dakuten) = ダ: ta → da.

チ + ゛ (dakuten) = ヂ: chi → ji, the same sound as ジ.

ツ + ゛ (dakuten) = ヅ: tsu → zu, the same sound as ズ.

テ + ゛ (dakuten) = デ: te → de.

ト + ゛ (dakuten) = ド: to → do.

ハ + ゛ (dakuten) = バ: ha → ba.

ヒ + ゛ (dakuten) = ビ: hi → bi.

フ + ゛ (dakuten) = ブ: fu → bu.

ヘ + ゛ (dakuten) = ベ: he → be.

ホ + ゛ (dakuten) = ボ: ho → bo.

ハ + ゜ (handakuten) = パ: ha → pa.

ヒ + ゜ (handakuten) = ピ: hi → pi.

フ + ゜ (handakuten) = プ: fu → pu.

ヘ + ゜ (handakuten) = ペ: he → pe.

ホ + ゜ (handakuten) = ポ: ho → po.

フ fu + small ァ = ファ fa. Foreign words only: ファン (fan).

フ fu + small ィ = フィ fi. Foreign words only: フィルム (film).

フ fu + small ェ = フェ fe. Foreign words only: カフェ (café).

フ fu + small ォ = フォ fo. Foreign words only: フォーク (fork).

ウ u + small ィ = ウィ wi. Foreign words only: ウィンドウ (window).

ウ u + small ェ = ウェ we. Foreign words only: ウェブ (web).

ウ u + small ォ = ウォ wo. Foreign words only: ウォーター (water).

ウ + ゛ (dakuten) = ヴ: u → vu. Foreign words only, and often written with ブ instead: ヴァイオリン or バイオリン (violin).

テ te + small ィ = ティ ti. Foreign words only: パーティー (party).

デ de + small ィ = ディ di. Foreign words only: ディナー (dinner).

デ de + small ュ = デュ dyu. Foreign words only: デュエット (duet).

ト to + small ゥ = トゥ tu. Foreign words only: タトゥー (tattoo).

ド do + small ゥ = ドゥ du. Foreign words only: ヒンドゥー (Hindu).

シ shi + small ェ = シェ she. Foreign words only: シェフ (chef).

ジ ji + small ェ = ジェ je. Foreign words only: ジェット (jet).

チ chi + small ェ = チェ che. Foreign words only: チェス (chess).