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

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

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

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