Katakana word

waifu “wife” in Japanese

waifu

Character by character

  1. wa
  2. i
  3. fu

ワイフ is made of 3 katakana sounds. It reads waifu.

Can you read these?

Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.

パートナー

pātonā — partner · breakdown →

ハズバンド

hazubando — husband · breakdown →

パートナーシップ

pātonāshippu — partnership · breakdown →

More katakana words

Read your first Japanese words in 10 minutes

Katakana Rocks! teaches you katakana, then hiragana and your first kanji, through the story of a rock band on tour in Japan: quizzes, a rhythm game and real street signs. The first 5 levels are free, right in your browser.

▶ Play the free demo

Full game: one purchase, no subscription.

Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play