The W family and the N consonant in katakana

Meet the W family and the N consonant in katakanand the stroke order in your writing!

The W family and the N consonant in katakana

WA = ワ

The WA katakana is a cup with a rounded bottom used to pour water. Because it is rounded, it cannot be placed on tables or any flat surface.

Katakana wa stroke order

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The Japanese symbols of Jouyou kanji

WO = ヲ

Here we have a bowl again. Its difference to the others is that this one has details on the edges and is cut in half. Remember our friend Uóli (Wally) in hiragana? Well… As his hoof became thin from being licked, not offering more protection, he started using this bowl as a hull. (hehe)

Katakana wo stroke order


N = ン

In katakana N we can see a single giant raindrop falling down the slope. As in hiragana, it is almost never used alone, but together with other syllables and vowels.

Katakana n stroke order

Japanese calligraphy exercise

Select the Japanese alphabet symbols and click the Generate button in the Worksheet for Kana and Kanji Practice . Then a new window will open with the file for printing. Then just print it out, cover the gray katakana symbols and then try to write it yourself. Just print and practice!