Katakana chart: the 46 basic characters
After hiragana, learn katakana. The sounds are largely the same, but katakana is especially common in loanwords, foreign names and emphasis.
アaイiウuエeオoカkaキkiクkuケkeコkoサsaシshiスsuセseソsoタtaチchiツtsuテteトtoナnaニniヌnuネneノnoハhaヒhiフfuヘheホhoマmaミmiムmuメmeモmoヤyaユyuヨyoラraリriルruレreロroワwaヲo (wo)ンn
Examples: コーヒー coffee, ホテル hotel, カナダ Canada. Watch the similar pairs シ/ツ and ソ/ン.
Path: hiragana → katakana → kana sentences → kanji + furigana → increasingly natural reading from N5 to N1.
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