Japanese
Kana (Katakana &
Hiragana) Workbook
Dear Friend,
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Handy KATAKANA (including HIRAGANA) Workbook. For
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Introduction vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii
STUDYSHEET#1
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A, I, U, E, O, KA, KI, KU, KE, KO, GA, GI, GU, GE, GO, N
WORKSHEET #1
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PRACTICE: A, I, U, E, O, KA, KI, KU, KE, KO, GA, GI, GU, GE, GO, N
WORKSHEET #2
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MORE PRACTICE: A, I, U, E, O, KA, KI, KU, KE, KO, GA, GI, GU, GE, GO, N
WORKSHEET #3
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ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: A, I, U, E, O, KA, KI, KU, KE, KO, GA, GI, GU, GE,
GO, N
STUDYSHEET #2
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SA, SHI, SU, SE, SO, ZA, JI, ZU, ZE, ZO, TA, CHI, TSU, TE, TO, DA, DE, DO
WORKSHEET #4
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PRACTICE: SA, SHI, SU, SE, SO, ZA, JI, ZU, ZE, ZO, TA, CHI, TSU, TE, TO,
DA, DE, DO
WORKSHEET #5
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MORE PRACTICE: SA, SHI, SU, SE, SO, ZA, JI, ZU, ZE, ZO, TA, CHI, TSU,
TE, TO, DA, DE, DO
WORKSHEET #6
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ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: SA, SHI, SU, SE, SO, ZA, JI, ZU, ZE, ZO, TA, CHI,
TSU, TE, TO, DA, DE, DO
STUDYSHEET #3
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NA, NI, NU, NE, NO, HA, HI, FU, HE, HO, BA, BI, BU, BE, BO, PA, PI, PU,
PE, PO
WORKSHEET #7
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PRACTICE: NA, NI, NU, NE, NO, HA, HI, FU, HE, HO, BA, BI, BU, BE, BO, PA,
PI, PU, PE, PO
WORKSHEET #8
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MORE PRACTICE: NA, NI, NU, NE, NO, HA, HI, FU, HE, HO, BA, BI, BU, BE,
BO, PA, PI, PU, PE, PO
WORKSHEET #9
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ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: NA, NI, NU, NE, NO, HA, HI, FU, HE, HO, BA, BI, BU,
BE, BO, PA, PI, PU, PE, PO
STUDYSHEET #4
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MA, MI, MU, ME, MO, YA, YU, YO
WORKSHEET #10
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PRACTICE: MA, MI, MU, ME, MO, YA, YU, YO
WORKSHEET #11
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MORE PRACTICE: MA, MI, MU, ME, MO, YA, YU, YO
WORKSHEET #12
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ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: MA, MI, MU, ME, MO, YA, YU, YO
STUDYSHEET #5
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RA, RI, RU, RE, RO, WA, [W]O
WORKSHEET #13
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PRACTICE: RA, RI, RU, RE, RO, WA, [W]O
WORKSHEET #14
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MORE PRACTICE: RA, RI, RU, RE, RO, WA, [W]O
WORKSHEET #15
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ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: RA, RI, RU, RE, RO, WA, [W]O
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PRACTICE QUIZ EXERCISES #1
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PRACTICE QUIZ EXERCISES #1 (Cont'd)
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STUDYSHEET #6
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DOUBLE CONSONANT SOUNDS
WORKSHEET #16
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PRACTICE: DOUBLE CONSONANT SOUNDS
WORKSHEET #17
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MORE PRACTICE: DOUBLE CONSONANT SOUNDS
WORKSHEET #18
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ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: DOUBLE CONSONANT SOUNDS
STUDYSHEET #7
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CONTRACTED SOUNDS
WORKSHEET #19
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PRACTICE: CONTRACTED SOUNDS
WORKSHEET
#20...........................................................................
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MORE PRACTICE: CONTRACTED SOUNDS
WORKSHEET #21
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ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: CONTRACTED SOUNDS
STUDYSHEET #8
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33 NEWLY ADDED KATAKANA--SHE/JE, CHE, TSA, TWI, TSE, TSO, TI/DI, TU/DU, etc.
WORKSHEET
#22...........................................................................
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PRACTICE: 33 NEWLY ADDED KATAKANA
WORKSHEET #23
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MORE PRACTICE: 33 NEWLY ADDED KATAKANA
WORKSHEET #24
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ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: 33 NEWLY ADDED KATAKANA
WORKSHEET #25
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MORE PRACTICE
WORKSHEET #26
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REVIEW ALL KATAKANA INCLUDING ITS COMBINATIONS
PRACTICE QUIZ EXERCISES #2
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PRACTICE QUIZ EXERCISES #2 (Cont'd)
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KATAKANA CHART WITH STROKE ORDER
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KATAKANA CHART WITH STROKE ORDER #2 (Cont'd)
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Introduction
This KATAKANA WORKBOOK is designed to accompany an introductory
Japanese language course.
The HANDY KATAKANA WORKBOOK contains 8 teach-yourself STUDYSHEETS and 26
WORKSHEETS on how to write and read KATAKANA, 2 Practice Quiz Exercises,
and a KATAKANA chart with stroke order. The workbook is designed to be
covered in 15 to 25 hours of instruction. Each STUDYSHEET introduces new
KATAKANA. Each WORKSHEET presents a sufficient number of KATAKANA and their
combinations for beginning level students to practice. Each STUDYSHEET and
WORKSHEET in this book is intentionally laid out and presented in the same
manner in order to create a sense of confidence and to allow the student to
establish the feeling of accomplishment through success. Unlike the
methods used in traditional language classes, the HANDY KATAKANA
WORKBOOK teaches you to read and write from Day One.
Approximately 500 KATAKANA words (150 from BASIC FUNCTIONAL JAPANESE and
350 from other sources) are introduced in this book. Layout and instructions
in this book will make learning KATAKANA easy and enjoyable. The HANDY
KATAKANA WORKBOOK is prepared by language specialists who understand the
logic and psychology behind language learning. When going through the
exercises, you will be able to acquire KATAKANA with less effort.
This workbook does not contain the explanations of the origin of KANA, its
history and development. The author's intent is to assist you to become
familiar with Japanese syllabaries, and to be able to use them
in a short period of time.
Objectives
Upon completion of this book, you should be able to:
1. Form all the KATAKANA characters and combinations of
characters correctly.
2. Relate KATAKANA sounds to the phonological spelling, and
write them correctly.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I wish to thank the critics, too many to cite individually, of the original
version of the HANDY KATAKANA WORKBOOK, including the instructors
who have used this material at Soko Gakuen Japanese Language School,
San Francisco, in recent years.
I would also like to thank the Board of Directors of Soko Gakuen Japanese
Language School for their cooperation and support during the construction
of this workbook.
I would also like to thank Leslie Dennen and Robin Siegel who shared their
time helping me to proofread the drafts of this workbook.
Illustrations by Hideo Muranaka
Any errors, factual or logical, however, are my own responsibility.
Y. M. Shimazu, Ed.D.
San Francisco, California
(c) 2022
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An Introduction to Japanese Writing: KANA
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