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

Usually pronounced “o” in modern Japanese.
Carte 46
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ン
Réponse
n
Carte 47
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a (katakana)
Réponse
ア
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se (katakana)
Réponse
セ
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hi (katakana)
Réponse
ヒ
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ri (katakana)
Réponse
リ
Carte 51
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ki (katakana)
Réponse
キ
Carte 52
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to (katakana)
Réponse
ト
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mu (katakana)
Réponse
ム
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n (katakana)
Réponse
ン
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su (katakana)
Réponse
ス
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ha (katakana)
Réponse
ハ
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ra (katakana)
Réponse
ラ
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ka (katakana)
Réponse
カ
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te (katakana)
Réponse
テ
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mi (katakana)
Réponse
ミ
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wo (katakana)
Réponse
ヲ

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

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