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Index

  • Introduction to Japanese Language
  • Introduction to Japanese Kanji
  • Introduction to Japanese Hiragana
  • Introduction to Japanese Katakana
  • Introduction to Japanese Onomatopoeia
  • Introduction to Japanese Pronunciation
  • Introduction to Japanese Grammar

    • Introduction to Japanese Katakana

    Below is a more detailed for Katakana.

    長音 (च्यो-ओन्) Katakana Long Vowel Ⅰ

    The first rule is that when an English word ends with "-er / -or / -ar / -y" it is written with a long vowel mark.

  • eg：-er　driver → ドライバー、user → ユーザー
  • ：-or　passport → パスポート、donor → ドナー
  • ：-ar　star → スター、calendar → カレンダー
  • ：-y　copy → コピー、party → パーティー

    • In addition, when an English word ends with "-re" it is written with a long vowel mark. Particularly, "-ure" and "-tre" almost all require a long vowel mark.

  • eg：-ure　culture → カルチャー、cure → キュアー
  • ：-tre　centre → センター、theatre → シアター

    • 長音 (च्यो-ओन्) Katakana Long Vowel Ⅱ

    The sound rule is that when "oa / ee / oo" in the middle of an English word, it is written with a long vowel mark.

  • eg：-oa　boat → ボート、goal → ゴール
  • ：-ee　beer → ビール、jeep → ジープ
  • ：-oo　school → スクール、spoon → スプーン
  •   exc. -ood, -ook, -oot,
    　good → グッド、book → ブック、foot → フット

    • 長音 (च्यो-ओन्) Katakana Long Vowel Ⅲ

    The third rule is that when an English word contains "ea" It is written with a long vowel mark, just like "ee" but, some "ea" words pronounce as "ai / ia / e" and there are exceptions. Therefore, it is necessary to check Katakana spelling for each word. Here are some examples of representative words containing "ea" and some exceptions.

  • eg：-ea　tea → ティー、sea → シー、plea → プリー
  •   exc. idea → アイディア、area → エリア
  • ：-eat　seat → シート、heat → ヒート
  • ：-eas　east → イースト、season → シーズン
  •   exc. breast → ブレスト、measure → メジャー
  • ：-eam　cream → クリーム、dream → ドリーム
  • ：-eak　speak → スピーク、leak → リーク
  • ：-eal　meal → ミール、seal → シール
  •   exc. health → ヘルス、cereal → シリアル
  • ：-ean　clean → クリーン、peanut → ピーナッツ
  •   exc. ocean → オーシャン、Asean → アセアン
  • ：-each　beach → ビーチ、peach → ピーチ
  • ：-ear　research → リサーチ、earth → アース

    • 長音 (च्यो-ओन्) Katakana Long Vowel Ⅳ

    The fourth rule is when English words end with suffixes "-ete / -ote / -ute / -late" It is written with a long vowel mark before "te".

  • eg：-ete　delete → デリート、athlete → アスリート
  • ：-ote　note → ノート、remote → リモート
  • ：-ute　cute → キュート、flute → フルート
  • ：-late　chocolate → チョコレート
  •   exc. minute → ミニット


    • 長音(च्यो-ओन्) Katakana Long Vowel Ⅰ

    The first rule is that when an English word ends with "-er / -or / -ar / -y" it is written with a long vowel mark.

  • eg：-er driver →ドライバー, user →ユーザー
  • ：-or passport →パスポート, donor →ドナー
  • ：-ar star →スター, calendar →カレンダー
  • ：-y copy →コピー, party →パーティー

    • In addition, when an English word ends with "-re" it is written with a long vowel mark. Particularly, "-ure" and "-tre" almost all require a long vowel mark.

  • eg：-ure culture →カルチャー, cure →キュアー
  • ：-tre centre →センター, theatre →シアター

    • 長音(च्यो-ओन्) Katakana Long Vowel Ⅱ

    The sound rule is that when "oa / ee / oo" in the middle of an English word, it is written with a long vowel mark.

  • eg：-oa boat →ボート, goal →ゴール
  • ：-ee beer →ビール, jeep →ジープ
  • ：-oo school →スクール, spoon →スプーン
  •    exc. -ood, -ook, -oot / good →グッド,
  •    book →ブック, foot →フット

    • 長音(च्यो-ओन्) Katakana Long Vowel Ⅲ

    The third rule is that when an English word contains "ea" It is written with a long vowel mark, just like "ee" but, some "ea" words pronounce as "ai / ia / e" and there are exceptions. Therefore, it is necessary to check Katakana spelling for each word. Here are some examples of representative words containing "ea" and some exceptions.

  • eg：-ea tea →ティー, sea →シー
  •    exc. idea →アイディア, area →エリア
  • ：-eat seat →シート, heat →ヒート
  • ：-eas east →イースト, season →シーズン
  •    exc. measure →メジャー
  • ：-eam cream →クリーム
  • ：-eak speak →スピーク, leak →リーク
  • ：-eal meal →ミール, seal →シール
  •    exc. health →ヘルス, cereal →シリアル
  • ：-ean peanut →ピーナッツ
  •    exc. ocean →オーシャン
  • ：-each beach →ビーチ, peach →ピーチ
  • ：-ear research →リサーチ, earth →アース

    • 長音(च्यो-ओन्) Katakana Long Vowel Ⅳ

    The fourth rule is when English words end with suffixes "-ete / -ote / -ute / -late" It is written with a long vowel mark before "te".

  • eg：-ete athlete →アスリート
  • ：-ote note →ノート, remote →リモート
  • ：-ute cute →キュート, flute →フルート
  • ：-late chocolate →チョコレート
  •    exc. minute →ミニット


    • For more information about Katakana is here, introduction to Consonant in Katakana


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