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Table of Katakana Characters (Kaisho Font)


Table 2. Syllables with Voiced Consonants and 'P'

Kaisho is a beautiful brush-written font. If you can learn to write katakana like this, be prepared to be treated with reverent respect by Japanese for the rest of your life...
To see the hiragana equivalent of each character, pass your cursor over the top. (Sorry, does not work on mobile devices.)

gaga gigi gugu gege gogo
Notes
zaza jizi zuzu zeze zozo is pronounced ji
dada jidi zudu dede dodo is pronounced ji and is pronounced zu, identical to the letters in the row above. These two kana not often used.
baba bibi bubu bebe bobo  
papa pipi pupu pepe popo  

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