wo Usually pronounced “o” in modern Japanese.

Katakana Flashcards: All 46 Basic Characters with Romaji

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

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Katakana Flashcards: 46 Basic Characters

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

What the cards practice

Cards 1–46 show one katakana character and ask for its learner romaji.
Cards 47–92 show one qualified romaji cue and ask for the katakana character.
Every card has the single tag basic-katakana, and every back begins with the answer.
The learner label wo keeps ヲ distinct from オ on reverse cards; both ヲ 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 18, 2026.

Learning sequence

The katakana-to-romaji pass moves through the gojūon by vowel column. This keeps the sequence systematic while spacing common lookalikes such as シ and ツ, ソ and ン, ノ and メ, and ロ and コ. The reverse pass is a separate fixed mix rather than another predictable chart run. At least seven unrelated cards sit between each character's two directions, and the same lookalikes are separated by at least three unrelated cards 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 katakana. It excludes audio, vocabulary, example words, stroke order, handwriting, mnemonics, dakuten, handakuten, contracted sounds, historical kana, and extended foreign-sound combinations because those are different retrieval tasks.

The deck does not teach listening, handwriting, vocabulary, grammar, or a complete Japanese course.

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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 original wording, organization, metadata, description, and cover are dedicated under CC0 1.0 to the extent applicable rights exist. Common-knowledge character mappings remain common knowledge.

Flashcards Open Source App is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Japan Foundation, AnkiWeb, Quizlet, or Real Kana.

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Karte 1
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ア
Antwort
a
Karte 2
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カ
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ka
Karte 3
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サ
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sa
Karte 4
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タ
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ta
Karte 5
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ナ
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na
Karte 6
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ハ
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ha
Karte 7
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マ
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ma
Karte 8
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ヤ
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ya
Karte 9
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ラ
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ra
Karte 10
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ワ
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wa
Karte 11
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イ
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i
Karte 12
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キ
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ki
Karte 13
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シ
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shi
Karte 14
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チ
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chi
Karte 15
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ニ
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ni
Karte 16
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ヒ
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hi
Karte 17
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ミ
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mi
Karte 18
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リ
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ri
Karte 19
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ウ
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u
Karte 20
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ク
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ku
Karte 21
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ス
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su
Karte 22
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ツ
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tsu
Karte 23
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ヌ
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nu
Karte 24
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フ
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fu
Karte 25
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ム
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mu
Karte 26
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ユ
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yu
Karte 27
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ル
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ru
Karte 28
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エ
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e
Karte 29
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ケ
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ke
Karte 30
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セ
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se
Karte 31
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テ
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te
Karte 32
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ネ
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ne
Karte 33
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ヘ
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he
Karte 34
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メ
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me
Karte 35
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レ
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re
Karte 36
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オ
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o
Karte 37
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コ
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ko
Karte 38
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ソ
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so
Karte 39
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ト
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to
Karte 40
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ノ
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no
Karte 41
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ホ
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ho
Karte 42
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モ
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mo
Karte 43
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ヨ
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yo
Karte 44
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ロ
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ro
Karte 45
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ヲ
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wo

Usually pronounced “o” in modern Japanese.
Karte 46
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ン
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n
Karte 47
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a (katakana)
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ア
Karte 48
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se (katakana)
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セ
Karte 49
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hi (katakana)
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ヒ
Karte 50
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ri (katakana)
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リ
Karte 51
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ki (katakana)
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キ
Karte 52
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to (katakana)
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ト
Karte 53
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mu (katakana)
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ム
Karte 54
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n (katakana)
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ン
Karte 55
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su (katakana)
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ス
Karte 56
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ha (katakana)
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ハ
Karte 57
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ra (katakana)
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ラ
Karte 58
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ka (katakana)
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カ
Karte 59
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te (katakana)
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テ
Karte 60
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mi (katakana)
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ミ
Karte 61
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wo (katakana)
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ヲ

Usually pronounced “o” in modern Japanese.
Karte 62
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shi (katakana)
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シ
Karte 63
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no (katakana)
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ノ
Karte 64
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yo (katakana)
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ヨ
Karte 65
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o (katakana)
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オ
Karte 66
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tsu (katakana)
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ツ
Karte 67
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ma (katakana)
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マ
Karte 68
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wa (katakana)
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ワ
Karte 69
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sa (katakana)
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サ
Karte 70
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ne (katakana)
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ネ
Karte 71
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yu (katakana)
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ユ
Karte 72
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me (katakana)
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メ
Karte 73
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chi (katakana)
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チ
Karte 74
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ho (katakana)
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ホ
Karte 75
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mo (katakana)
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モ
Karte 76
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ko (katakana)
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コ
Karte 77
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nu (katakana)
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ヌ
Karte 78
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ya (katakana)
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ヤ
Karte 79
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u (katakana)
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ウ
Karte 80
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ta (katakana)
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タ
Karte 81
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he (katakana)
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ヘ
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re (katakana)
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レ
Karte 83
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ke (katakana)
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ケ
Karte 84
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ni (katakana)
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ニ
Karte 85
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ro (katakana)
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ロ
Karte 86
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i (katakana)
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イ
Karte 87
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so (katakana)
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ソ
Karte 88
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fu (katakana)
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フ
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ru (katakana)
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ル
Karte 90
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ku (katakana)
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ク
Karte 91
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na (katakana)
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ナ
Karte 92
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e (katakana)
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エ

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