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Hiragana and katakana chart, and flashcards.

A printable hiragana and katakana chart, and flashcards with English meanings. No sign-up and no app: open the page on a computer or phone and use it to share your screen in an online lesson, on a classroom screen, or for practice on your own.

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What makes the flashcards different

Read real words with only the kana you know

Choose the rows you have learned, and the cards show words made only from those kana. With the あ and か rows, that is 16 words, like あい, かお, えき and こえ. Add the さ row and there are 25; by the た row, 35. Kana that haven't been taught yet never appear, so every round ends with words students can read.

あ・か16 words

＋ さ25 words

＋ た35 words

All rows117 words

Katakana has 121 words, like テレビ, コーヒー and ホテル. In whatever order you add the rows, the words use only the kana covered so far.

Flashcards

Letters shows one kana at a time; Words shows short words. Tap a card to flip it and see the romaji (and, for words, the English meaning).

• Choose rowsFrom the あ and か rows to voiced sounds, combined sounds and small っ. Practice only what has been taught.
• Every word has an English meaningFlip a card to see the romaji and the meaning. 117 hiragana words and 121 katakana words.
• Reading and recallRead あ and answer a, or see a and recall あ. Words can also go from English to Japanese.
• Repeat only the missesMark each card Got it or Again, and finish with a round of just the ones you missed.

Hiragana and katakana chart

All the basic sounds, voiced sounds (゛ and ゜), combined sounds and small っ, in hiragana and katakana. Put it on screen and point: "Let's read this row."

• Hiragana, katakana or bothSwitch with one button. Show katakana next to the hiragana students already know.
• Hide the romajiTurn the romaji off to check what students can read on their own.
• Print as it isPrint hides the buttons and gives you just the chart, on paper or as a PDF.