Katakana #1: アイウエオ (a i u e o) | Read & Write the 5 Japanese Vowels

Ever seen Japanese written with sharp, straight lines? That's katakana. Start with the five vowels: ア イ ウ エ オ (a, i, u, e, o). In this lesson, you'll learn: ・What katakana is used for, and how it differs from hiragana ・The five vowels, with the same sounds as hiragana ・Stroke order for each character ・One everyday loanword for each: アイス (ice cream), イタリア (Italy), ウクレレ (ukulele), エアコン (air conditioner), オレンジ (orange) ・How to tell ア and イ apart ・A quick quiz, including your first full word Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:19 What is katakana? 0:35 The five vowels 0:45 ア a 1:02 イ i 1:17 ウ u 1:35 エ e 1:48 オ o 2:15 Quiz 2:45 Recap New to Japanese? Start with the "Learn Hiragana" series on this channel. Next: Katakana #2, カキクケコ (ka ki ku ke ko). Stroke data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://kanjivg.tagaini.net/) Narration voice is AI-generated. #katakana #learnjapanese #japanese