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Learn Katakana KA Row — カ キ ク ケ コ

Master the Katakana KA row: カ, キ, ク, ケ, コ. Practice with loanwords, pronunciation, and stroke order for JLPT N5.

The Katakana KA row mirrors the Hiragana KA row in sound but uses different character shapes. Katakana KA row characters are very common because many English K-words have been adopted into Japanese. Learn to recognize カメラ (camera), コーヒー (coffee), and ケーキ (cake).

Key Vocabulary

JapaneseRomajiMeaning
カkaKA sound
キkiKI sound
クkuKU sound
ケkeKE sound
コkoKO sound

Example Sentences

  • カメラ
    kamera
    camera
  • キッチン
    kicchin
    kitchen
  • クラス
    kurasu
    class
  • コーヒー
    koohii
    coffee

Study Tips

  • 1カ looks like the blade of a Ka-tana (sword)
  • 2コ is a simple box shape — think of CO-rner
  • 3Practice writing loanwords: カレー (curry), ケーキ (cake)
  • 4Long vowels in katakana use ー (dash), not double characters

Next Topic

Learn Katakana SA Row — サ シ ス セ ソ

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KatakanaLearn Katakana Basics — Japanese Writing System for Foreign WordsHiraganaLearn Hiragana KA Row — か き く け こKatakanaLearn Katakana SA Row — サ シ ス セ ソ

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