JLPT N5 · At school
片仮名
かたかな
katakana
Stroke order of 片仮名
3 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
片 · 4 strokes仮 · 6 strokes名 · 6 strokes
Memory trick
片 is half of a tree trunk, 仮 a person with temporary 反, 名 a name by night: borrowed name pieces.
Parts: 片 piece + 仮 temporary + 名 name
Example sentence
片仮名で名前を書きます。
かたかなでなまえをかきます。
I write my name in katakana.