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.

About this deck

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.

Cards in this deck

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

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

Usually pronounced “o” in modern Japanese.
Card 62
Question
shi (katakana)
Answer
シ
Card 63
Question
no (katakana)
Answer
ノ
Card 64
Question
yo (katakana)
Answer
ヨ
Card 65
Question
o (katakana)
Answer
オ
Card 66
Question
tsu (katakana)
Answer
ツ
Card 67
Question
ma (katakana)
Answer
マ
Card 68
Question
wa (katakana)
Answer
ワ
Card 69
Question
sa (katakana)
Answer
サ
Card 70
Question
ne (katakana)
Answer
ネ
Card 71
Question
yu (katakana)
Answer
ユ
Card 72
Question
me (katakana)
Answer
メ
Card 73
Question
chi (katakana)
Answer
チ
Card 74
Question
ho (katakana)
Answer
ホ
Card 75
Question
mo (katakana)
Answer
モ
Card 76
Question
ko (katakana)
Answer
コ
Card 77
Question
nu (katakana)
Answer
ヌ
Card 78
Question
ya (katakana)
Answer
ヤ
Card 79
Question
u (katakana)
Answer
ウ
Card 80
Question
ta (katakana)
Answer
タ
Card 81
Question
he (katakana)
Answer
ヘ
Card 82
Question
re (katakana)
Answer
レ
Card 83
Question
ke (katakana)
Answer
ケ
Card 84
Question
ni (katakana)
Answer
ニ
Card 85
Question
ro (katakana)
Answer
ロ
Card 86
Question
i (katakana)
Answer
イ
Card 87
Question
so (katakana)
Answer
ソ
Card 88
Question
fu (katakana)
Answer
フ
Card 89
Question
ru (katakana)
Answer
ル
Card 90
Question
ku (katakana)
Answer
ク
Card 91
Question
na (katakana)
Answer
ナ
Card 92
Question
e (katakana)
Answer
エ

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