Japanese/Kana/Lessons/Katakana/Lesson 5

In this lesson you are going to learn how to read and write ナ、ニ、ヌ、ネ、ノ. ナ na That nail didn't go in straight. Napa cabbage soup with spoon to the side and spices on top. Nah - you started drawing one character, then you changed your mind and crossed it out. ナイジェリア (naijeria) Nigeria ナース (naasu) nurse ナイフ (naifu) knife ニ ni * Needle - Two needles, laid parallel. ニブル (niburu) nibble ニッケル (nikkeru) nickel ニット (nitto) knit ヌ nu New - You need a new (nu) boat after piercing the hull. Noodles handing over the side of a bowl of soup. ヌード (nuudo) nude ヌードル (nuudoru) noodle ヌル (nuru) null ネ ne Nest - Half of a bird's nest, suspended on a pole. Neko soup, for cats, not of cats, with the cat tongue on top, paw to the side, and tail curled under. ネオン (neon) neon ネクタイ (nekutai) necktie ネスト (nesuto) nest ノ no No more - You mark an item off of a list with a single stroke. A wave, with a mark to indicate the strength. ノ = no wave. ソ = soft wave. ツ = tsunami ノルウェー (noruuee) Norway ノート (nooto) notebook ノッチ (nocchi) notch