タ ta vs. yu as in 夕べ yube

[JimMedlen]

what is the difference between タ ta in katakana 夕べ yube from the sentence 夕べ行ったクラブにいたコメディアンは面白かった。

How do you know when this character is being used as Kanji vs. Katakana

[Yrrah]

夕 is bigger than タ
Like how 工 is bigger than エ and 二 is bigger than ニ

[community.japanese]

Yrrah san,
Konnichiwa.
Thank you for helping JimMedlen san.

JimMedlen
Konnichiwa.
Yes, they look similar.
The way to distinguish katakana ‘ta’ from kanji ‘yuu’ is the context.
And also Katanaka ‘ta’ should not be followed by okurigana ‘be.’

Yuki 由紀
JapanesePod101.com san,

[hanskamp1966_514936]

It is more of a problem if two kanji are very similar. I made many mistakes with memorizing them. A specific katakana can be similar to a specific kanji but problems can indeed be ruled out by context.