Can-do goal

You can hear, read and type マ・ミ・ム・メ・モ・ヤ・ユ・ヨ without answer choices.

カタカナ基礎：マ行・ヤ行

Click each character, listen, and imitate the sound. Then cover the romaji and retrieve it from memory.

Pronunciation focus

Distinguish マ／ム and メ／ヌ by their intersections and finishing strokes. Compare standard print with careful handwriting; decorative font details are not new strokes.

Form and handwriting

• マ: two strokes; the second diagonal cuts through the angled first stroke.
• ミ: three parallel strokes.
• ム: two strokes; the second creates the lower angled form.
• メ: two crossing diagonals.
• モ: three strokes; the long final stroke crosses two horizontals.
• ヤ: two strokes with a short upper mark.
• ユ: two strokes forming an open rectangular shape.
• ヨ: three strokes forming two interior spaces.

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.