Kana Poster

Highly-functional. Minimalist. Made in Japan.

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The definitive hiragana and katakana reference poster

Designed with Japanese language lovers in mind. Whether you're a Japanese beginner, a JLPT N1 conqueror, or simply a fan of typography, there's something for everyone to appreciate. On your wall at home or the office, it's sure to draw eyes.

Kana 101

Both hiragana and katakana are composed of 46 different phonetic symbols used to represent all the possible syllables of the spoken language. These characters were derived from simplification of kanji characters but unlike kanji each character is pronounced in only one way and has no conceptual meaning.

Hiragana

Hiragana, whose forms are rounded and flowing in shape, is used for particles, for verbal and adjectival endings, and for many native Japanese words.

Katakana

Over the centuries many words from foreign languages were incorporated no the Japanese language, especially from Chinese and English languages. Whereas Chinese loan words are naturally written in kanji, non-Chinese foreign words are written in the katakana syllabary, whose form is more angular.

Kana Poster Features

Pronunciation

Kana Poster takes the guess work out of learning the kana. Each characters pronunciation is indicated in roman letters.

Voiced & Unvoiced Consonants

Syllables beginning with the voiced consonants (g, z, d, and b) are spelled with kana from the corresponding unvoiced columns (k, s, t and h) and the voicing mark, dakuten.

Arrangement

Kana Poster organizes hiragana and katakana according to Japanese custom, known as 'gojuon'. Gojuon is the most common Japanese kana ordering system, comparable to alphabetical order.

Japan Quality

High-quality offset printing. Printed in Japan. A1-size in landscape format (59.4 x 84.1 cm / 23.4 x 33.1 in). Legible from over 5 meters away.

Crowdfounded on Kickstarter

154 backers pledged $8,523 to help bring this project to life.

Ships in a tube, worldwide.

Ships internationally in a tube (rolled, not folded).

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