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Katakana Mnemonics

/a/ Let's dig an underground tunnel! ア as in


"underground"
/i/ I want an easel. イ as in "easel"
/u/ I have oodles of arrowheads. ウ as in "oodles"
/e/ I have an extra bone. エ as in "extra"
/o/ Oh! What an odd kick! オ as in "oh"
/ka/ A kite is flying in the sky. カ as in "kite"
/ki/ I have a key. キ as in "key
/ku/ This is a quick seven. ク as in "quick"
/ke/ It's a crooked "K". ケ as in crooked "K"
ko/ I have a cold. コ as in "cold"
/sa/ Let socks dry. サ as in "socks"
/shi/ She has a crooked smile. シ as in "she"
/su/ My kid has a swing set. ス as in "swing"
/se/ This is Senor Martines. セ asn in "Senor"
/so/ A soy bean jumped out! ソ as in "soy"
/ta/ Titanic is sinking. タ as in "Titanic"
/chi/ A chimp is on the ball. チ as in "chimp
/tsu/ I have two small peanuts. ツ as in “tsu"
/te/ A cat's tail. テ as in "tail
/to/ This is a tomahawk. ト as in "tomahawk"
/na/ Number 1, 2, and 3. ナ as in "number"
/ni/ I have two needles. ニ as in "needles"
/nu/ Look at my new dress! ヌ as in "new"
/ne/ Balancing is never easy! ネ as in "never"
/no/ He has a long nose. ノ as in "nose"
/ha/ Ha, ha, ha! I can't stop
laughing. ハ as in "ha"
/hi/ This is my heel. ヒ as in "heel"
/hu/ A hook on a wall. フ as in "hook"
/he/ There is a haystack. ヘ as in "haystack"
/ho/ I'm holding a holy cross. ホ as in "holy"
/ma/ Don't drink too much Martini. マ as in "Martini"
/mi/ Who is 3? Me! ミ as in "me"
/mu/ Moo-moo move! ム as in "moo
/me/ I mended my pants. メ as in "mended"
/mo/ There are four monitors. モ as in "monitors"
/ya/ A yacht in the sea. ヤ as in "yacht"
/yu/ I saw a U-boat. ユ as in "U-boat"
/yo/ I can yoga! ヨ as in "yoga"
/ra/ This is a Japanese lantern. ラ as in "lantern"
/ri/ This is her ribbon. リ as in "ribbon"
/ru/ Roots of an apple tree. ル as in "roots"
/re/ Let's go! レ as in "let's"
/ro/ We have a loaf of bread. ロ as in "loaf"
/wa/ A wine glass. ワ as in "wine" glass.
/wo/ Wow! He's happy! ヲ as in "wow".
/nn/ Mmm Yammy! ン as in "mmm". ("mmm" with your mouth
open, or "nnn")
Source:
<http://japanese.gatech.edu/WebCTVista/JAPN1001/contents/Lesson02/katakana/mnemonic-katakana.html>

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