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Pokemon Katakana Masters With our system, katakana are reviewed by gyo, with an emphasis on their relationship to Japanese syllabary in general and hiragana in particular. Scroll down to review each gyo and view a short YouTube video on stroke order, followed by a chart showing transformations of each katakana from hiragana to katakana as a mnemonic device, and finally some useful vocab.







//**Professor Oak Says:**////**Remember, glides, double consonants, and voiced consonants work the same way in katakana as they do in hiragana.**//

**__A-GYO__**

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**STOP! POKEDEX TIME!****A-gyo is:****ア** (A) as in アジア (Asia) **イ** (I) as in イスラエル (Israel) **ウ** (U) as in ウズベキスタン (Uzbekistan) **エ** (E) as in エストニア (Estonia) **オ** (O) as in オーストラリア (Australia)

**WAIT! A-GYO IS EVOLVING!**//Please observe how each hiragana can be transformed into its corresponding katakana.//



__**KA-GYO**__

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**STOP! POKEDEX TIME!****Ka-gyo is:** **カ** (Ka) as in カナダ (Canada) **キ** (Ki) as in キオスク (kiosk) **ク** (Ku) as in クッキー (cookie) **ケ** (Ke) as in ケニア (Kenya) **コ** (Ko) as in コンピュータ (computer)

**WAIT! KA-GYO IS EVOLVING!** //Please observe how each hiragana can be transformed into its corresponding katakana.//



__**SA-GYO**__

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**STOP! POKEDEX TIME!****Sa-gyo is:** **サ**(Sa) as in サンデイエゴ (San Diego) **シ** (Shi) as in シヨー (show) **ス** (Su) as in スペイン (Spain) **セ** (Se) as in セネガル (Senegal) **ソ** (So) as in ソニー (Sony) **WAIT! SA-GYO IS EVOLVING!** //Please observe how each hiragana can be transformed into its corresponding katakana.//



**__TA-GYO__**



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**STOP! POKEDEX TIME!** **Ta-gyo is:** **タ** (Ta) as in タイ国 (Thailand) **チ** (Chi) as in チョコレート (chocolate) **ツ** (Tsu) as in ツアーリ (tsar) **テ** (Te) as in テレビ (television) **ト** (To) as in トースト (toast) **WAIT! TA-GYO IS EVOLVING!** //Please observe how each hiragana can be transformed into its corresponding katakana.//







__**NA-GYO**__

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**STOP! POKEDEX TIME!** **Na-gyo is:** **ナ**(Na) as in ナポレオン (Napoleon) **ニ** (Ni) as in ニューヨーク (New York) **ヌ** (Nu) as in ヌード (nude) **ネ**(Ne) as in ネブラスカ (Nebraska) **ノ** (No) as in ノルウェー (Norway) **WHAT? NA-GYO IS EVOLVING!**//Please observe how each hiragana can be transformed into its corresponding katakana.//









**__HA-GYO__**

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**STOP! POKEDEX TIME!** **Ha-gyo is:**　 **ハ** (Ha) as in ハーバード (Harvard) **ヒ** (Hi) as in ヒトラー (Hitler) **フ** (Fu) as in フィンランド (Finland) **ヘ** (He) as in ヘロイン (heroin) **ホ** (Ho) as in ホテル (hotel) **WHAT? HA-GYO IS EVOLVING!**//Please observe how each hiragana can be transformed into its corresponding katakana.//



**__MA-GYO__**

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**STOP! POKEDEX TIME!** **Ma-gyo is:**　 **マ** (Ma) as in マサチューセッツ (Massachusetts) **ミ** (Mi) as in ミシシッピ (Mississippi) **ム** (Mu) as in ムスリム (Muslim) **メ** (Me) as in メキシコ (Mexico) **モ** (Mo) as in モスク (mosque) **WHAT? MA-GYO IS EVOLVING!**//Please observe how each hiragana can be transformed into its corresponding katakana.//



**__YA-GYO__**

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**STOP! POKEDEX TIME!** **Ya-gyo is:**　**ヤ** (Ya) as in ヤンキー (Yankee) **ユ**(Yu) as in ユタ (Utah )**ヨ** (Yo) as in ヨーク (York) **WHAT? YA-GYO IS EVOLVING!**//Please observe how each hiragana can be transformed into its corresponding katakana.//





__**RA-GYO**__

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**STOP! POKEDEX TIME!** **Ra-gyo is:** **ラ** (Ra) as in ラスベガス (Las Vegas) **リ** (Ri) as in リバプール (Liverpool) **ル** (Ru) as in ルイジアナ(Louisiana) **レ** (Re) as in レバノン (Lebanon) **ロ** (Ro) as in ロンドン (London)

**WHAT? RA-GYO IS EVOLVING!** //Please observe how each hiragana can be transformed into its corresponding katakana.//







__**WA-GYO**__

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**STOP! POKEDEX TIME!** **Wa-gyo is:**　 **ワ** (Wa) as in ワシントン (Washington) **ヲ** (Wo) which is usually a particle. **WHAT? WA-GYO IS EVOLVING!** //Please observe how each hiragana can be transformed into its corresponding katakana.//



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**STOP! POKEDEX TIME!**N is: **ン** (N) as in ンゴロンゴロ (Ngorogoro) **WHAT? N IS EVOLVING!** //Please observe how each hiragana can be transformed into its corresponding katakana.//



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