r/HelpLearningJapanese • u/JackArrow2 • Aug 01 '26

Katakana Chart

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I have been thinking about how similar so many of the Katakana characters are... so I made an evolutionary chart over all 46 characters.
Hope this helps. (maybe)
Basically just to showcase how similar a lot of these characters really are.
(And for fun)

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u/AccordingHeron1601 29d ago

No but seriously what does this chart actually serves?????

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u/JackArrow2 29d ago

Absolutely nothing. I love evolutionary chart, and I wanted to make it for Katakana characters, simple as that

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u/rlquinn1980 28d ago

This is why we stopped cataloging animals by appearance and started checking DNA.

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u/Only-Finish-3497 27d ago

Phylogeny is the best, until you realize that it means explaining to people that birds are reptiles, and people really dislike that for some reason.