wo Modern pronunciation: usually “o”.

Hiragana Flashcards: All 46 Basic Characters with Romaji

Learn all 46 basic hiragana with 92 two-way cards for kana-to-romaji and romaji-to-kana recall.

About this deck

Hiragana Flashcards: 46 Basic Characters

Learn the complete modern basic hiragana set with 92 two-way cards: 46 kana-to-romaji prompts and 46 romaji-to-kana prompts.

What the cards practice

Cards 1–46 show one hiragana character and ask for its Hepburn-style learner romaji.
Cards 47–92 show one qualified romaji cue and ask for the hiragana character.
Every card has the single tag basic-hiragana, and every back begins with the answer.
The learner label wo keeps を distinct from お on reverse cards; both を cards note that its modern pronunciation is usually “o.”

The deck follows the Japan Foundation Irodori Starter kana table for the 46 characters and core readings, including shi, chi, tsu, and fu. The facts were reviewed on August 16, 2026.

Learning sequence

The kana-to-romaji pass uses standard gojūon learning order from あ through ん. The reverse pass is a separate fixed mix rather than another predictable chart run. Every reverse card is at least 36 positions from its matching forward card, and common visually confusable characters are deliberately dispersed in the mixed pass. The published sequence is deterministic and identical for every learner.

Scope and limitations

This deck covers exactly the 46 modern basic hiragana. It excludes dakuten, handakuten, contracted sounds, historical kana, stroke order, vocabulary, and audio because those are different retrieval tasks. Mnemonics, tracing, illustrations, and example words are also excluded so each card tests one character-to-romaji or romaji-to-character mapping.

The deck does not teach handwriting, listening, vocabulary, grammar, or expanded kana.

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Sources and license

Character and romaji facts are acknowledged to the Japan Foundation’s Irodori Starter resources. No Irodori illustrations or audio are reused. The wording, organization, metadata, description, and original cover are dedicated under CC0-1.0. Flashcards Open Source App is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Japan Foundation or the compared study tools.

Cards in this deck

Card 1
Question
あ
Answer
a
Card 2
Question
い
Answer
i
Card 3
Question
う
Answer
u
Card 4
Question
え
Answer
e
Card 5
Question
お
Answer
o
Card 6
Question
か
Answer
ka
Card 7
Question
き
Answer
ki
Card 8
Question
く
Answer
ku
Card 9
Question
け
Answer
ke
Card 10
Question
こ
Answer
ko
Card 11
Question
さ
Answer
sa
Card 12
Question
し
Answer
shi
Card 13
Question
す
Answer
su
Card 14
Question
せ
Answer
se
Card 15
Question
そ
Answer
so
Card 16
Question
た
Answer
ta
Card 17
Question
ち
Answer
chi
Card 18
Question
つ
Answer
tsu
Card 19
Question
て
Answer
te
Card 20
Question
と
Answer
to
Card 21
Question
な
Answer
na
Card 22
Question
に
Answer
ni
Card 23
Question
ぬ
Answer
nu
Card 24
Question
ね
Answer
ne
Card 25
Question
の
Answer
no
Card 26
Question
は
Answer
ha
Card 27
Question
ひ
Answer
hi
Card 28
Question
ふ
Answer
fu
Card 29
Question
へ
Answer
he
Card 30
Question
ほ
Answer
ho
Card 31
Question
ま
Answer
ma
Card 32
Question
み
Answer
mi
Card 33
Question
む
Answer
mu
Card 34
Question
め
Answer
me
Card 35
Question
も
Answer
mo
Card 36
Question
や
Answer
ya
Card 37
Question
ゆ
Answer
yu
Card 38
Question
よ
Answer
yo
Card 39
Question
ら
Answer
ra
Card 40
Question
り
Answer
ri
Card 41
Question
る
Answer
ru
Card 42
Question
れ
Answer
re
Card 43
Question
ろ
Answer
ro
Card 44
Question
わ
Answer
wa
Card 45
Question
を
Answer
wo

Modern pronunciation: usually “o”.
Card 46
Question
ん
Answer
n
Card 47
Question
ko → hiragana
Answer
こ
Card 48
Question
i → hiragana
Answer
い
Card 49
Question
su → hiragana
Answer
す
Card 50
Question
ki → hiragana
Answer
き
Card 51
Question
se → hiragana
Answer
せ
Card 52
Question
ka → hiragana
Answer
か
Card 53
Question
chi → hiragana
Answer
ち
Card 54
Question
e → hiragana
Answer
え
Card 55
Question
so → hiragana
Answer
そ
Card 56
Question
ku → hiragana
Answer
く
Card 57
Question
te → hiragana
Answer
て
Card 58
Question
u → hiragana
Answer
う
Card 59
Question
ta → hiragana
Answer
た
Card 60
Question
ne → hiragana
Answer
ね
Card 61
Question
ke → hiragana
Answer
け
Card 62
Question
ha → hiragana
Answer
は
Card 63
Question
o → hiragana
Answer
お
Card 64
Question
hi → hiragana
Answer
ひ
Card 65
Question
to → hiragana
Answer
と
Card 66
Question
shi → hiragana
Answer
し
Card 67
Question
ni → hiragana
Answer
に
Card 68
Question
mi → hiragana
Answer
み
Card 69
Question
na → hiragana
Answer
な
Card 70
Question
mu → hiragana
Answer
む
Card 71
Question
sa → hiragana
Answer
さ
Card 72
Question
ya → hiragana
Answer
や
Card 73
Question
no → hiragana
Answer
の
Card 74
Question
yu → hiragana
Answer
ゆ
Card 75
Question
nu → hiragana
Answer
ぬ
Card 76
Question
mo → hiragana
Answer
も
Card 77
Question
ru → hiragana
Answer
る
Card 78
Question
re → hiragana
Answer
れ
Card 79
Question
ho → hiragana
Answer
ほ
Card 80
Question
tsu → hiragana
Answer
つ
Card 81
Question
ra → hiragana
Answer
ら
Card 82
Question
he → hiragana
Answer
へ
Card 83
Question
ri → hiragana
Answer
り
Card 84
Question
n → hiragana
Answer
ん
Card 85
Question
ma → hiragana
Answer
ま
Card 86
Question
a → hiragana
Answer
あ
Card 87
Question
yo → hiragana
Answer
よ
Card 88
Question
wo → hiragana
Answer
を

Modern pronunciation: usually “o”.
Card 89
Question
fu → hiragana
Answer
ふ
Card 90
Question
me → hiragana
Answer
め
Card 91
Question
ro → hiragana
Answer
ろ
Card 92
Question
wa → hiragana
Answer
わ

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