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All 449 katakana spellings

The 46 basic katakana 46

a is ア ア: U+30A2, Katakana letter a.
chi is チ チ: U+30C1, Katakana letter ti in Unicode, chi in Hepburn.
e is エ エ: U+30A8, Katakana letter e.
fu is フ フ: U+30D5, Katakana letter hu in Unicode, fu in Hepburn. Also typed hu.
ha is ハ ハ: U+30CF, Katakana letter ha.
he is ヘ ヘ: U+30D8, Katakana letter he.
hi is ヒ ヒ: U+30D2, Katakana letter hi.
ho is ホ ホ: U+30DB, Katakana letter ho.
i is イ イ: U+30A4, Katakana letter i.
ka is カ カ: U+30AB, Katakana letter ka.
ke is ケ ケ: U+30B1, Katakana letter ke.
ki is キ キ: U+30AD, Katakana letter ki.
ko is コ コ: U+30B3, Katakana letter ko.
ku is ク ク: U+30AF, Katakana letter ku.
ma is マ マ: U+30DE, Katakana letter ma.
me is メ メ: U+30E1, Katakana letter me.
mi is ミ ミ: U+30DF, Katakana letter mi.
mo is モ モ: U+30E2, Katakana letter mo.
mu is ム ム: U+30E0, Katakana letter mu.

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The 46 basic katakana, continued

n is ン ン is U+30F3, Katakana letter n. Before a vowel or y it is written n'. An m in front of b, m or p, as traditional Hepburn writes it, is read as ン too.
na is ナ ナ: U+30CA, Katakana letter na.
ne is ネ ネ: U+30CD, Katakana letter ne.
ni is ニ ニ: U+30CB, Katakana letter ni.
no is ノ ノ: U+30CE, Katakana letter no.
nu is ヌ ヌ: U+30CC, Katakana letter nu.
o is オ オ: U+30AA, Katakana letter o.
ra is ラ ラ: U+30E9, Katakana letter ra.
re is レ レ: U+30EC, Katakana letter re.
ri is リ リ: U+30EA, Katakana letter ri.
ro is ロ ロ: U+30ED, Katakana letter ro.
ru is ル ル: U+30EB, Katakana letter ru.
sa is サ サ: U+30B5, Katakana letter sa.
se is セ セ: U+30BB, Katakana letter se.
shi is シ シ: U+30B7, Katakana letter si in Unicode, shi in Hepburn. Also typed si.
so is ソ ソ: U+30BD, Katakana letter so.
su is ス ス: U+30B9, Katakana letter su.
ta is タ タ: U+30BF, Katakana letter ta.
te is テ テ: U+30C6, Katakana letter te.
to is ト ト: U+30C8, Katakana letter to.
tsu is ツ ツ: U+30C4, Katakana letter tu in Unicode, tsu in Hepburn.
u is ウ ウ: U+30A6, Katakana letter u.
wa is ワ ワ: U+30EF, Katakana letter wa.
wo is ヲ ヲ is U+30F2, Katakana letter wo. Modified Hepburn writes it o. ウォ is wo as well, and typed wo gives ウォ.
ya is ヤ ヤ: U+30E4, Katakana letter ya.
yo is ヨ ヨ: U+30E8, Katakana letter yo.
yu is ユ ユ: U+30E6, Katakana letter yu.

Voiced and half-voiced rows 25

ba is バ バ: U+30D0, Katakana letter ba.
be is ベ ベ: U+30D9, Katakana letter be.
bi is ビ ビ: U+30D3, Katakana letter bi.
bo is ボ ボ: U+30DC, Katakana letter bo.
bu is ブ ブ: U+30D6, Katakana letter bu.
da is ダ ダ: U+30C0, Katakana letter da.
de is デ デ: U+30C7, Katakana letter de.
do is ド ド: U+30C9, Katakana letter do.
ga is ガ ガ: U+30AC, Katakana letter ga.
ge is ゲ ゲ: U+30B2, Katakana letter ge.
gi is ギ ギ: U+30AE, Katakana letter gi.
go is ゴ ゴ: U+30B4, Katakana letter go.
gu is グ グ: U+30B0, Katakana letter gu.
ji is ジ ジ: U+30B8, Katakana letter zi in Unicode, ji in Hepburn. Also typed zi.
ji is ヂ ヂ is U+30C2, Katakana letter di in Unicode and ji in Hepburn, the same as ジ. Typed ji gives ジ.
pa is パ パ: U+30D1, Katakana letter pa.
pe is ペ ペ: U+30DA, Katakana letter pe.
pi is ピ ピ: U+30D4, Katakana letter pi.
po is ポ ポ: U+30DD, Katakana letter po.
pu is プ プ: U+30D7, Katakana letter pu.
za is ザ ザ: U+30B6, Katakana letter za.
ze is ゼ ゼ: U+30BC, Katakana letter ze.
zo is ゾ ゾ: U+30BE, Katakana letter zo.
zu is ズ ズ: U+30BA, Katakana letter zu.
zu is ヅ ヅ is U+30C5, Katakana letter du in Unicode and zu in Hepburn, the same as ズ. Typed zu gives ズ.

Pairs with a small ャ, ュ or ョ 33

bya is ビャ ビャ is ビ with a small ャ (U+30E3).
byo is ビョ ビョ is ビ with a small ョ (U+30E7).
byu is ビュ ビュ is ビ with a small ュ (U+30E5).
cha is チャ チャ is チ with a small ャ (U+30E3).
cho is チョ チョ is チ with a small ョ (U+30E7).
chu is チュ チュ is チ with a small ュ (U+30E5).
gya is ギャ ギャ is ギ with a small ャ (U+30E3).
gyo is ギョ ギョ is ギ with a small ョ (U+30E7).
gyu is ギュ ギュ is ギ with a small ュ (U+30E5).
hya is ヒャ ヒャ is ヒ with a small ャ (U+30E3).
hyo is ヒョ ヒョ is ヒ with a small ョ (U+30E7).
hyu is ヒュ ヒュ is ヒ with a small ュ (U+30E5).
ja is ジャ ジャ is ジ with a small ャ (U+30E3). Also typed zya or jya.
jo is ジョ ジョ is ジ with a small ョ (U+30E7). Also typed zyo or jyo.
ju is ジュ ジュ is ジ with a small ュ (U+30E5). Also typed zyu or jyu.
kya is キャ キャ is キ with a small ャ (U+30E3).
kyo is キョ キョ is キ with a small ョ (U+30E7).
kyu is キュ キュ is キ with a small ュ (U+30E5).
mya is ミャ ミャ is ミ with a small ャ (U+30E3).
myo is ミョ ミョ is ミ with a small ョ (U+30E7).
myu is ミュ ミュ is ミ with a small ュ (U+30E5).
nya is ニャ ニャ is ニ with a small ャ (U+30E3).
nyo is ニョ ニョ is ニ with a small ョ (U+30E7).
nyu is ニュ ニュ is ニ with a small ュ (U+30E5).
pya is ピャ ピャ is ピ with a small ャ (U+30E3).
pyo is ピョ ピョ is ピ with a small ョ (U+30E7).
pyu is ピュ ピュ is ピ with a small ュ (U+30E5).
rya is リャ リャ is リ with a small ャ (U+30E3).
ryo is リョ リョ is リ with a small ョ (U+30E7).
ryu is リュ リュ is リ with a small ュ (U+30E5).
sha is シャ シャ is シ with a small ャ (U+30E3). Also typed sya.
sho is ショ ショ is シ with a small ョ (U+30E7). Also typed syo.
shu is シュ シュ is シ with a small ュ (U+30E5). Also typed syu.

Kana for foreign sounds 33

che is チェ チェ is チ with a small ェ (U+30A7).
di is ディ ディ is デ with a small ィ (U+30A3).
du is ドゥ ドゥ is ド with a small ゥ (U+30A5).
dyu is デュ デュ is デ with a small ュ (U+30E5).
fa is ファ ファ is フ with a small ァ (U+30A1).
fe is フェ フェ is フ with a small ェ (U+30A7).
fi is フィ フィ is フ with a small ィ (U+30A3).
fo is フォ フォ is フ with a small ォ (U+30A9).
fyu is フュ フュ is フ with a small ュ (U+30E5).
gwa is グァ グァ is グ with a small ァ (U+30A1).
je is ジェ ジェ is ジ with a small ェ (U+30A7).
kwa is クァ クァ is ク with a small ァ (U+30A1).
kwe is クェ クェ is ク with a small ェ (U+30A7).
kwi is クィ クィ is ク with a small ィ (U+30A3).
kwo is クォ クォ is ク with a small ォ (U+30A9).
she is シェ シェ is シ with a small ェ (U+30A7).
ti is ティ ティ is テ with a small ィ (U+30A3).
tsa is ツァ ツァ is ツ with a small ァ (U+30A1).
tse is ツェ ツェ is ツ with a small ェ (U+30A7).
tsi is ツィ ツィ is ツ with a small ィ (U+30A3).
tso is ツォ ツォ is ツ with a small ォ (U+30A9).
tu is トゥ トゥ is ト with a small ゥ (U+30A5).
tyu is テュ テュ is テ with a small ュ (U+30E5).
va is ヴァ ヴァ is ヴ with a small ァ (U+30A1).
ve is ヴェ ヴェ is ヴ with a small ェ (U+30A7).
vi is ヴィ ヴィ is ヴ with a small ィ (U+30A3).
vo is ヴォ ヴォ is ヴ with a small ォ (U+30A9).
vu is ヴ ヴ is U+30F4, Katakana letter vu: ウ with the voicing marks.
vyu is ヴュ ヴュ is ヴ with a small ュ (U+30E5).
we is ウェ ウェ is ウ with a small ェ (U+30A7).
wi is ウィ ウィ is ウ with a small ィ (U+30A3).
wo is ウォ ウォ is ウ with a small ォ (U+30A9).
ye is イェ イェ is イ with a small ェ (U+30A7).

ン in front of a vowel or y 8

n'a is ンア ンア: the apostrophe keeps the two apart, because na is ナ. Also typed n-a.
n'e is ンエ ンエ: the apostrophe keeps the two apart, because ne is ネ. Also typed n-e.
n'i is ンイ ンイ: the apostrophe keeps the two apart, because ni is ニ. Also typed n-i.
n'o is ンオ ンオ: the apostrophe keeps the two apart, because no is ノ. Also typed n-o.
n'u is ンウ ンウ: the apostrophe keeps the two apart, because nu is ヌ. Also typed n-u.
n'ya is ンヤ ンヤ: the apostrophe keeps the two apart, because nya is ニャ. Also typed n-ya.
n'yo is ンヨ ンヨ: the apostrophe keeps the two apart, because nyo is ニョ. Also typed n-yo.
n'yu is ンユ ンユ: the apostrophe keeps the two apart, because nyu is ニュ. Also typed n-yu.

Long vowels with the bar ー 134

A hyphen is ー ー is U+30FC, Katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark. After a kana of the rows below it is a macron. Anywhere else it is a hyphen, and a typed hyphen is ー.
ā is アー アー is also typed aa.
bā is バー バー is also typed baa.
bē is ベー ベー is also typed bee.
bī is ビー ビー is also typed bii.
bō is ボー ボー is also typed boo.
bū is ブー ブー is also typed buu.
byā is ビャー ビャー is also typed byaa.
byō is ビョー ビョー is also typed byoo.
byū is ビュー ビュー is also typed byuu.
chā is チャー チャー is also typed chaa.
chē is チェー チェー is also typed chee.
chī is チー チー is also typed chii.
chō is チョー チョー is also typed choo.
chū is チュー チュー is also typed chuu.
dā is ダー ダー is also typed daa.
dē is デー デー is also typed dee.
dī is ディー ディー is also typed dii.
dō is ドー ドー is also typed doo.
dū is ドゥー ドゥー is also typed duu.
dyū is デュー デュー is also typed dyuu.
ē is エー エー is also typed ee.
fā is ファー ファー is also typed faa.
fē is フェー フェー is also typed fee.
fī is フィー フィー is also typed fii.
fō is フォー フォー is also typed foo.
fū is フー フー is also typed fuu.
fyū is フュー フュー is also typed fyuu.
gā is ガー ガー is also typed gaa.
gē is ゲー ゲー is also typed gee.
gī is ギー ギー is also typed gii.
gō is ゴー ゴー is also typed goo.
gū is グー グー is also typed guu.
gwā is グァー グァー is also typed gwaa.
gyā is ギャー ギャー is also typed gyaa.
gyō is ギョー ギョー is also typed gyoo.
gyū is ギュー ギュー is also typed gyuu.
hā is ハー ハー is also typed haa.
hē is ヘー ヘー is also typed hee.
hī is ヒー ヒー is also typed hii.
hō is ホー ホー is also typed hoo.
hyā is ヒャー ヒャー is also typed hyaa.
hyō is ヒョー ヒョー is also typed hyoo.
hyū is ヒュー ヒュー is also typed hyuu.
ī is イー イー is also typed ii.
jā is ジャー ジャー is also typed jaa.
jē is ジェー ジェー is also typed jee.
jī is ジー ジー is also typed jii.
jō is ジョー ジョー is also typed joo.
jū is ジュー ジュー is also typed juu.
kā is カー カー is also typed kaa.
kē is ケー ケー is also typed kee.
kī is キー キー is also typed kii.
kō is コー コー is also typed koo.
kū is クー クー is also typed kuu.
kwā is クァー クァー is also typed kwaa.
kwē is クェー クェー is also typed kwee.
kwī is クィー クィー is also typed kwii.
kwō is クォー クォー is also typed kwoo.
kyā is キャー キャー is also typed kyaa.
kyō is キョー キョー is also typed kyoo.
kyū is キュー キュー is also typed kyuu.
mā is マー マー is also typed maa.
mē is メー メー is also typed mee.
mī is ミー ミー is also typed mii.
mō is モー モー is also typed moo.
mū is ムー ムー is also typed muu.
myā is ミャー ミャー is also typed myaa.
myō is ミョー ミョー is also typed myoo.
myū is ミュー ミュー is also typed myuu.
nā is ナー ナー is also typed naa.
nē is ネー ネー is also typed nee.
nī is ニー ニー is also typed nii.
nō is ノー ノー is also typed noo.
nū is ヌー ヌー is also typed nuu.
nyā is ニャー ニャー is also typed nyaa.
nyō is ニョー ニョー is also typed nyoo.
nyū is ニュー ニュー is also typed nyuu.
ō is オー オー is also typed oo.
pā is パー パー is also typed paa.
pē is ペー ペー is also typed pee.
pī is ピー ピー is also typed pii.
pō is ポー ポー is also typed poo.
pū is プー プー is also typed puu.
pyā is ピャー ピャー is also typed pyaa.
pyō is ピョー ピョー is also typed pyoo.
pyū is ピュー ピュー is also typed pyuu.
rā is ラー ラー is also typed raa.
rē is レー レー is also typed ree.
rī is リー リー is also typed rii.
rō is ロー ロー is also typed roo.
rū is ルー ルー is also typed ruu.
ryā is リャー リャー is also typed ryaa.
ryō is リョー リョー is also typed ryoo.
ryū is リュー リュー is also typed ryuu.
sā is サー サー is also typed saa.
sē is セー セー is also typed see.
shā is シャー シャー is also typed shaa.
shē is シェー シェー is also typed shee.
shī is シー シー is also typed shii.
shō is ショー ショー is also typed shoo.
shū is シュー シュー is also typed shuu.
sō is ソー ソー is also typed soo.
sū is スー スー is also typed suu.
tā is ター ター is also typed taa.
tē is テー テー is also typed tee.
tī is ティー ティー is also typed tii.
tō is トー トー is also typed too.
tsā is ツァー ツァー is also typed tsaa.
tsē is ツェー ツェー is also typed tsee.
tsī is ツィー ツィー is also typed tsii.
tsō is ツォー ツォー is also typed tsoo.
tsū is ツー ツー is also typed tsuu.
tū is トゥー トゥー is also typed tuu.
tyū is テュー テュー is also typed tyuu.
ū is ウー ウー is also typed uu.
vā is ヴァー ヴァー is also typed vaa.
vē is ヴェー ヴェー is also typed vee.
vī is ヴィー ヴィー is also typed vii.
vō is ヴォー ヴォー is also typed voo.
vū is ヴー ヴー is also typed vuu.
vyū is ヴュー ヴュー is also typed vyuu.
wā is ワー ワー is also typed waa.
wē is ウェー ウェー is also typed wee.
wī is ウィー ウィー is also typed wii.
wō is ウォー ウォー is also typed woo.
yā is ヤー ヤー is also typed yaa.
yē is イェー イェー is also typed yee.
yō is ヨー ヨー is also typed yoo.
yū is ユー ユー is also typed yuu.
zā is ザー ザー is also typed zaa.
zē is ゼー ゼー is also typed zee.
zō is ゾー ゾー is also typed zoo.
zū is ズー ズー is also typed zuu.

Doubled consonants with a small ッ 85

bba is ッバ ッバ: the small ッ doubles the b.
bbe is ッベ ッベ: the small ッ doubles the b.
bbi is ッビ ッビ: the small ッ doubles the b.
bbo is ッボ ッボ: the small ッ doubles the b.
bbu is ッブ ッブ: the small ッ doubles the b.
bbya is ッビャ ッビャ: the small ッ doubles the b.
bbyo is ッビョ ッビョ: the small ッ doubles the b.
bbyu is ッビュ ッビュ: the small ッ doubles the b.
dda is ッダ ッダ: the small ッ doubles the d.
dde is ッデ ッデ: the small ッ doubles the d.
ddi is ッディ ッディ: the small ッ doubles the d.
ddo is ッド ッド: the small ッ doubles the d.
ddu is ッドゥ ッドゥ: the small ッ doubles the d.
ddyu is ッデュ ッデュ: the small ッ doubles the d.
ffa is ッファ ッファ: the small ッ doubles the f.
ffe is ッフェ ッフェ: the small ッ doubles the f.
ffi is ッフィ ッフィ: the small ッ doubles the f.
ffo is ッフォ ッフォ: the small ッ doubles the f.
ffu is ッフ ッフ: the small ッ doubles the f. Also typed hhu.
ffyu is ッフュ ッフュ: the small ッ doubles the f.
gga is ッガ ッガ: the small ッ doubles the g.
gge is ッゲ ッゲ: the small ッ doubles the g.
ggi is ッギ ッギ: the small ッ doubles the g.
ggo is ッゴ ッゴ: the small ッ doubles the g.
ggu is ッグ ッグ: the small ッ doubles the g.
ggya is ッギャ ッギャ: the small ッ doubles the g.
ggyo is ッギョ ッギョ: the small ッ doubles the g.
ggyu is ッギュ ッギュ: the small ッ doubles the g.
hha is ッハ ッハ: the small ッ doubles the h.
hhe is ッヘ ッヘ: the small ッ doubles the h.
hhi is ッヒ ッヒ: the small ッ doubles the h.
hho is ッホ ッホ: the small ッ doubles the h.
hhya is ッヒャ ッヒャ: the small ッ doubles the h.
hhyo is ッヒョ ッヒョ: the small ッ doubles the h.
hhyu is ッヒュ ッヒュ: the small ッ doubles the h.
jja is ッジャ ッジャ: the small ッ doubles the j. Also typed zzya or jjya.
jje is ッジェ ッジェ: the small ッ doubles the j.
jji is ッジ ッジ: the small ッ doubles the j. Also typed zzi.
jjo is ッジョ ッジョ: the small ッ doubles the j. Also typed zzyo or jjyo.
jju is ッジュ ッジュ: the small ッ doubles the j. Also typed zzyu or jjyu.
kka is ッカ ッカ: the small ッ doubles the k.
kke is ッケ ッケ: the small ッ doubles the k.
kki is ッキ ッキ: the small ッ doubles the k.
kko is ッコ ッコ: the small ッ doubles the k.
kku is ック ック: the small ッ doubles the k.
kkya is ッキャ ッキャ: the small ッ doubles the k.
kkyo is ッキョ ッキョ: the small ッ doubles the k.
kkyu is ッキュ ッキュ: the small ッ doubles the k.
ppa is ッパ ッパ: the small ッ doubles the p.
ppe is ッペ ッペ: the small ッ doubles the p.
ppi is ッピ ッピ: the small ッ doubles the p.
ppo is ッポ ッポ: the small ッ doubles the p.
ppu is ップ ップ: the small ッ doubles the p.
ppya is ッピャ ッピャ: the small ッ doubles the p.
ppyo is ッピョ ッピョ: the small ッ doubles the p.
ppyu is ッピュ ッピュ: the small ッ doubles the p.
ssa is ッサ ッサ: the small ッ doubles the s.
sse is ッセ ッセ: the small ッ doubles the s.
ssha is ッシャ ッシャ: the small ッ doubles the s. Also typed ssya.
sshe is ッシェ ッシェ: the small ッ doubles the s.
sshi is ッシ ッシ: the small ッ doubles the s. Also typed ssi.
ssho is ッショ ッショ: the small ッ doubles the s. Also typed ssyo.
sshu is ッシュ ッシュ: the small ッ doubles the s. Also typed ssyu.
sso is ッソ ッソ: the small ッ doubles the s.
ssu is ッス ッス: the small ッ doubles the s.
tcha is ッチャ ッチャ: in front of ch the small ッ is written t. Also typed ccha.
tche is ッチェ ッチェ: in front of ch the small ッ is written t. Also typed cche.
tchi is ッチ ッチ: in front of ch the small ッ is written t. Also typed cchi.
tcho is ッチョ ッチョ: in front of ch the small ッ is written t. Also typed ccho.
tchu is ッチュ ッチュ: in front of ch the small ッ is written t. Also typed cchu.
tta is ッタ ッタ: the small ッ doubles the t.
tte is ッテ ッテ: the small ッ doubles the t.
tti is ッティ ッティ: the small ッ doubles the t.
tto is ット ット: the small ッ doubles the t.
ttsa is ッツァ ッツァ: the small ッ doubles the t.
ttse is ッツェ ッツェ: the small ッ doubles the t.
ttsi is ッツィ ッツィ: the small ッ doubles the t.
ttso is ッツォ ッツォ: the small ッ doubles the t.
ttsu is ッツ ッツ: the small ッ doubles the t.
ttu is ットゥ ットゥ: the small ッ doubles the t.
ttyu is ッテュ ッテュ: the small ッ doubles the t.
zza is ッザ ッザ: the small ッ doubles the z.
zze is ッゼ ッゼ: the small ッ doubles the z.
zzo is ッゾ ッゾ: the small ッ doubles the z.
zzu is ッズ ッズ: the small ッ doubles the z.

A small ッ and a long vowel 85

bbā is ッバー ッバー is also typed bbaa.
bbē is ッベー ッベー is also typed bbee.
bbī is ッビー ッビー is also typed bbii.
bbō is ッボー ッボー is also typed bboo.
bbū is ッブー ッブー is also typed bbuu.
bbyā is ッビャー ッビャー is also typed bbyaa.
bbyō is ッビョー ッビョー is also typed bbyoo.
bbyū is ッビュー ッビュー is also typed bbyuu.
ddā is ッダー ッダー is also typed ddaa.
ddē is ッデー ッデー is also typed ddee.
ddī is ッディー ッディー is also typed ddii.
ddō is ッドー ッドー is also typed ddoo.
ddū is ッドゥー ッドゥー is also typed dduu.
ddyū is ッデュー ッデュー is also typed ddyuu.
ffā is ッファー ッファー is also typed ffaa.
ffē is ッフェー ッフェー is also typed ffee.
ffī is ッフィー ッフィー is also typed ffii.
ffō is ッフォー ッフォー is also typed ffoo.
ffū is ッフー ッフー is also typed ffuu.
ffyū is ッフュー ッフュー is also typed ffyuu.
ggā is ッガー ッガー is also typed ggaa.
ggē is ッゲー ッゲー is also typed ggee.
ggī is ッギー ッギー is also typed ggii.
ggō is ッゴー ッゴー is also typed ggoo.
ggū is ッグー ッグー is also typed gguu.
ggyā is ッギャー ッギャー is also typed ggyaa.
ggyō is ッギョー ッギョー is also typed ggyoo.
ggyū is ッギュー ッギュー is also typed ggyuu.
hhā is ッハー ッハー is also typed hhaa.
hhē is ッヘー ッヘー is also typed hhee.
hhī is ッヒー ッヒー is also typed hhii.
hhō is ッホー ッホー is also typed hhoo.
hhyā is ッヒャー ッヒャー is also typed hhyaa.
hhyō is ッヒョー ッヒョー is also typed hhyoo.
hhyū is ッヒュー ッヒュー is also typed hhyuu.
jjā is ッジャー ッジャー is also typed jjaa.
jjē is ッジェー ッジェー is also typed jjee.
jjī is ッジー ッジー is also typed jjii.
jjō is ッジョー ッジョー is also typed jjoo.
jjū is ッジュー ッジュー is also typed jjuu.
kkā is ッカー ッカー is also typed kkaa.
kkē is ッケー ッケー is also typed kkee.
kkī is ッキー ッキー is also typed kkii.
kkō is ッコー ッコー is also typed kkoo.
kkū is ックー ックー is also typed kkuu.
kkyā is ッキャー ッキャー is also typed kkyaa.
kkyō is ッキョー ッキョー is also typed kkyoo.
kkyū is ッキュー ッキュー is also typed kkyuu.
ppā is ッパー ッパー is also typed ppaa.
ppē is ッペー ッペー is also typed ppee.
ppī is ッピー ッピー is also typed ppii.
ppō is ッポー ッポー is also typed ppoo.
ppū is ップー ップー is also typed ppuu.
ppyā is ッピャー ッピャー is also typed ppyaa.
ppyō is ッピョー ッピョー is also typed ppyoo.
ppyū is ッピュー ッピュー is also typed ppyuu.
ssā is ッサー ッサー is also typed ssaa.
ssē is ッセー ッセー is also typed ssee.
sshā is ッシャー ッシャー is also typed sshaa.
sshē is ッシェー ッシェー is also typed sshee.
sshī is ッシー ッシー is also typed sshii.
sshō is ッショー ッショー is also typed sshoo.
sshū is ッシュー ッシュー is also typed sshuu.
ssō is ッソー ッソー is also typed ssoo.
ssū is ッスー ッスー is also typed ssuu.
tchā is ッチャー ッチャー is also typed tchaa.
tchē is ッチェー ッチェー is also typed tchee.
tchī is ッチー ッチー is also typed tchii.
tchō is ッチョー ッチョー is also typed tchoo.
tchū is ッチュー ッチュー is also typed tchuu.
ttā is ッター ッター is also typed ttaa.
ttē is ッテー ッテー is also typed ttee.
ttī is ッティー ッティー is also typed ttii.
ttō is ットー ットー is also typed ttoo.
ttsā is ッツァー ッツァー is also typed ttsaa.
ttsē is ッツェー ッツェー is also typed ttsee.
ttsī is ッツィー ッツィー is also typed ttsii.
ttsō is ッツォー ッツォー is also typed ttsoo.
ttsū is ッツー ッツー is also typed ttsuu.
ttū is ットゥー ットゥー is also typed ttuu.
ttyū is ッテュー ッテュー is also typed ttyuu.
zzā is ッザー ッザー is also typed zzaa.
zzē is ッゼー ッゼー is also typed zzee.
zzō is ッゾー ッゾー is also typed zzoo.
zzū is ッズー ッズー is also typed zzuu.

How this list was compiled: Checked on 2026-10-09. The romaji of every katakana is the one in the charts of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_romanization (the main chart and the Extended katakana table, read on 2026-10-09), and every row was compared with them. The foreign-sound group holds the 33 kana spellings that table marks as in general use for loanwords or as suggested by the Cabinet notice of 1991 (ヴ and 32 pairs with a small kana). The rules for the long bar (a macron in loanwords), for n before a vowel or y (an apostrophe) and for the small ッ (the next consonant doubled, tch in front of ch) are from the same article. The extra spellings a row accepts (si, hu, zi, sya, zya and the like) are the Nihon-shiki ones in the chart of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihon-shiki; jya, jyu and jyo are from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C4%81puro_r%C5%8Dmaji. Code points and names: https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt (Unicode 18.0.0). Three choices of this table, said on the rows: ヲ is written wo, which ウォ shares, so typed wo gives ウォ; ヂ and ヅ share ji and zu with ジ and ズ, so typed ji and zu give ジ and ズ; and two of the same vowel typed in a row are read as a long vowel, which is wrong for the few loanwords that have two separate vowels (the examples in the article are ミイラ and バレエ). The table converts sounds. It holds no Japanese word and translates nothing. Licence: own table; facts from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and the Unicode Character Database (Unicode License v3), restated in this site's own words

How it works

This romaji to katakana converter writes the sounds you type in katakana: konpyuuta comes out as コンピュータ. It follows Hepburn spelling and reads katakana back into romaji.

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Long vowels, doubled consonants and n

A long vowel is the bar ー. Type it as a macron (kōhī), a doubled vowel (koohii) or a hyphen (ko-hi-): all three give コーヒー. Double a consonant for the small ッ: kitte is キッテ, and matcha is マッチャ, since ch doubles as tch. An n with no vowel after it is ン, and n' holds it apart from one: kin'en is キンエン.

Translate katakana to romaji

Press Swap and paste katakana. It comes back in Hepburn with macrons: セーラー is sērā and タクシー is takushī. ン in front of a vowel gets its apostrophe back.

Two of the same vowel make one long vowel. For two separate vowels, as in ミイラ, type a space between them, then close it up.
ti, tu, di and du give ティ, トゥ, ディ and ドゥ. For チ and ツ type chi and tsu.
Typed wo, ji and zu give ウォ, ジ and ズ. Their twins ヲ, ヂ and ヅ can be read back but not typed.

Questions and answers

Can the katakana converter turn English into katakana?

Only once the sound is spelled in romaji. Typed as English, computer comes out as cオンプテr, because c and a lone r have no kana. Typed as konpyūta it is コンピュータ. Look the spelling of a loanword up in a dictionary.

What is the difference between ō and ou in katakana?

ō is one long vowel and writes the bar: sōru is ソール. ou is two vowels and writes two kana: souru is ソウル. Hepburn keeps the two spellings apart for that reason, and so does this table.

Which romaji spellings does it read?

Hepburn first: shi, chi, tsu, fu, ji. It also takes si, hu, zi, sya and zya from the Nihon-shiki system, jya for ジャ, and the m that older Hepburn writes before b, m or p. Shimbun and shinbun both give シンブン.