Alphabet Letters in Katakana - エイ・ビー・シー

doesn't match what you'd expect from English, since, well, it's not English, it's romaji, and since I'm having to write these letters way more than I thought I'd have too.

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A
ei エイ

B (bee)
bee ベー
bii ビー

C (cee)
shii シー
suii スィー

D (dee)
dhii ディー
dee デー

E
ii イー

F (ef, eff)
efu エフ

G (gee, jee)
jii ジー

H (aitch)
eichi エイチ
ecchi エッチ
(usually, eichi is used instead.)

I (i)
ai アイ

J (jay)
jei ジェイ
jee ジェー

K (kay)
kei ケイ
kee ケー

L (el, ell)
eru エル

M (em)
emu エム

N (en)
enu エヌ

O (o)
oo オー

P (pee)
pii ピー

Q (cue)
kyuu キュー

R (ar)
aaru アール

S (ess)
esu エス

T (tee)
thii ティー
tee テー

U (u)
yuu ユー

V (vee)
vii ヴィー
bui ブィ

W (double-u)
daburyuu ダブリュー

X (ex)
ekkusu エックス

Y (wy)
wai ワイ

Z (zed, zee)
zeddo ゼッド
zetto ゼット
zuii ズィー

Since we're here anyway, some extra terms:

• arufabetto アルファベット
  Alphabet. (usually the Latin one, used in English.)
• oomoji 大文字
  Big letters. Upper-case.
• komoji 小文字
  Small letter. Lower-case.

Relevant: katakanized English numbers has the names of the numbers in English (one, two, three, etc.) and their respective katakanizations.

Here's a list of the names of the letters of the the alphabet letters (ABC's) in English and their respective katakanizations , since I think it helps visualize how the pronunciation of thedoesn't match what you'd expect from English, since, well, it's not English, it's, and since I'm having to write these letters way more than I thought I'd have too.(see the Japanese alphabet , if you're looking for an overview of the Japanese characters.)エイB (bee)ベービーC (cee)シースィーD (dee)ディーデーイーF (ef, eff)エフG (gee, jee)ジーH (aitch)エイチエッチ(usually, ecchi means lewd things in Japanese , so the pronunciationis used instead.)I (i)アイJ (jay)ジェイジェーK (kay)ケイケーL (el, ell)エルM (em)エムN (en)エヌO (o)オーP (pee)ピーQ (cue)キューR (ar)アールS (ess)エスT (tee)ティーテーU (u)ユーV (vee)ヴィーブィW (double-u)ダブリューX (ex)エックスY (wy)ワイZ (zed, zee)ゼッドゼットズィーSince we're here anyway, some extra terms: