Katakana n row: ナ ニ ヌ ネ ノ

The idea

ナ ニ ヌ ネ ノ are read na, ni, nu, ne, no in Hepburn romanization. Their hiragana counterparts are な に ぬ ね の. Each full-size sign represents one mora; the chart pairs both scripts with the same readings.

Examples

• テニスをします。I play tennis.
• ツナのサンドイッチを食たべます。I eat a tuna sandwich.
• ネクタイを買かいます。I buy a tie.
• ノートに名前なまえを書かきます。I write my name in a notebook.
• ヌードルを食たべます。I eat noodles.
• マヨネーズを使つかいます。I use mayonnaise.

Watch out

ヌ and メ can look similar, but their strokes differ. In ヌードル, ー lengthens the vowel in ヌ.

Try it yourself

1. Write the katakana counterpart of に.

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   ニ

   ニ and に represent the same sound, ni; the katakana form is ニ.

2. Fill the blank with one katakana character: ＿ードル (nūdoru).

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   ヌ

   ヌ represents nu and completes ヌードル, read nūdoru.

3. Fill the blank with one katakana character: ＿クタイ (nekutai).

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   ネ

   ネ represents ne and completes ネクタイ, read nekutai.

Use it today

Cover the chart, read two example sentences aloud and write the target kana from memory. Then check the forms and sounds against the chart.