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.

Related guides

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.

Kadi za fungu hili

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

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

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

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