KanjiPadKatakana Stroke Order Chart
Katakana is the angular half of the Japanese syllabary: the same 46 sounds as hiragana, written with short, straight strokes and used for loanwords, names and emphasis. Writing them in the right order is what makes the sharp corners land in the right places. The chart below is interactive: pick a character to watch it drawn.
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The 46 basic katakana46
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Dakuten and handakuten
Two small marks change the sound: dakuten (゛) voices a syllable, handakuten (゜) turns the ハ row into pa. Both are written last, after the base character.
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