Katakana Foundations: H-row
カタカナ基礎:ハ行
~22 min
Learn to hear, distinguish, read and actively recall ハ・ヒ・フ・ヘ・ホ.
Can-do goal
You can hear, read and type ハ・ヒ・フ・ヘ・ホ without answer choices.
カタカナ基礎:ハ行
Click each character, listen, and imitate the sound. Then cover the romaji and retrieve it from memory.
Pronunciation focus
Katakana ヘ and hiragana へ are almost identical. フ, ウ and ワ need deliberate contrast practice. Compare standard print with careful handwriting; decorative font details are not new strokes.
Form and handwriting
- ハ: two separated strokes that open downward.
- ヒ: two strokes; the long stroke bends beneath the short one.
- フ: one angular sweeping stroke.
- ヘ: one peaked stroke with unequal slopes.
- ホ: four strokes; centre the vertical through the two horizontals.
Write each character slowly three times, then once from memory. Compare structure and stroke direction rather than decorative font thickness.
Mixed retrieval
The practice screen mixes roughly 70% current targets with 30% characters from mastered earlier groups. Practise both directions: character to sound and sound to character.
Mastery task
Complete recognition, listening and active recall practice. Each mode requires at least five attempts and 80% accuracy. Review the group again tomorrow before treating it as stable knowledge.