Hiragana Flashcards: All 46 Basic Characters with Romaji

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

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Hiragana Flashcards: 46 Basic Characters

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

What the cards practice

  • Cards 1–46 show one hiragana character and ask for its Hepburn-style learner romaji.
  • Cards 47–92 show one qualified romaji cue and ask for the hiragana character.
  • Every card has the single tag basic-hiragana, and every back begins with the answer.
  • The learner label wo keeps を distinct from お on reverse cards; both を 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 16, 2026.

Learning sequence

The kana-to-romaji pass uses standard gojūon learning order from あ through ん. The reverse pass is a separate fixed mix rather than another predictable chart run. Every reverse card is at least 36 positions from its matching forward card, and common visually confusable characters are deliberately dispersed 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 hiragana. It excludes dakuten, handakuten, contracted sounds, historical kana, stroke order, vocabulary, and audio because those are different retrieval tasks. Mnemonics, tracing, illustrations, and example words are also excluded so each card tests one character-to-romaji or romaji-to-character mapping.

The deck does not teach handwriting, listening, vocabulary, grammar, or expanded kana.

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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 wording, organization, metadata, description, and original cover are dedicated under CC0-1.0. Flashcards Open Source App is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Japan Foundation or the compared study tools.

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  1. Ikhadi 1

    Umbuzo

    Impendulo

    a

  2. Ikhadi 2

    Umbuzo

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    i

  3. Ikhadi 3

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    u

  4. Ikhadi 4

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    e

  5. Ikhadi 5

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    o

  6. Ikhadi 6

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    ka

  7. Ikhadi 7

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    ki

  8. Ikhadi 8

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    ku

  9. Ikhadi 9

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    ke

  10. Ikhadi 10

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    ko

  11. Ikhadi 11

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    sa

  12. Ikhadi 12

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    shi

  13. Ikhadi 13

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    su

  14. Ikhadi 14

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    se

  15. Ikhadi 15

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    so

  16. Ikhadi 16

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    ta

  17. Ikhadi 17

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    chi

  18. Ikhadi 18

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    tsu

  19. Ikhadi 19

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    te

  20. Ikhadi 20

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    to

  21. Ikhadi 21

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    na

  22. Ikhadi 22

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    ni

  23. Ikhadi 23

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    nu

  24. Ikhadi 24

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    ne

  25. Ikhadi 25

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    no

  26. Ikhadi 26

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    ha

  27. Ikhadi 27

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    hi

  28. Ikhadi 28

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    fu

  29. Ikhadi 29

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    he

  30. Ikhadi 30

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    ho

  31. Ikhadi 31

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    ma

  32. Ikhadi 32

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    mi

  33. Ikhadi 33

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    mu

  34. Ikhadi 34

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    me

  35. Ikhadi 35

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    mo

  36. Ikhadi 36

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    ya

  37. Ikhadi 37

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    yu

  38. Ikhadi 38

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    yo

  39. Ikhadi 39

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    ra

  40. Ikhadi 40

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    ri

  41. Ikhadi 41

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    ru

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    re

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    ro

  44. Ikhadi 44

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    wa

  45. Ikhadi 45

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    wo

    Modern pronunciation: usually “o”.

  46. Ikhadi 46

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    n

  47. Ikhadi 47

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    ko → hiragana

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  48. Ikhadi 48

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    i → hiragana

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  49. Ikhadi 49

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    su → hiragana

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  50. Ikhadi 50

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    ki → hiragana

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  51. Ikhadi 51

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    se → hiragana

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  52. Ikhadi 52

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    ka → hiragana

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  53. Ikhadi 53

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    chi → hiragana

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  54. Ikhadi 54

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    e → hiragana

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  55. Ikhadi 55

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    so → hiragana

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  56. Ikhadi 56

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    ku → hiragana

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  57. Ikhadi 57

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    te → hiragana

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  58. Ikhadi 58

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    u → hiragana

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  59. Ikhadi 59

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    ta → hiragana

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  60. Ikhadi 60

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    ne → hiragana

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  61. Ikhadi 61

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    ke → hiragana

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  62. Ikhadi 62

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    ha → hiragana

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  63. Ikhadi 63

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    o → hiragana

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  64. Ikhadi 64

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    hi → hiragana

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  65. Ikhadi 65

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    to → hiragana

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  66. Ikhadi 66

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    shi → hiragana

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  67. Ikhadi 67

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    ni → hiragana

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  68. Ikhadi 68

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    mi → hiragana

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  69. Ikhadi 69

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    na → hiragana

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  70. Ikhadi 70

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    mu → hiragana

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  71. Ikhadi 71

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    sa → hiragana

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  72. Ikhadi 72

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    ya → hiragana

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  73. Ikhadi 73

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    no → hiragana

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  74. Ikhadi 74

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    yu → hiragana

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  75. Ikhadi 75

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    nu → hiragana

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  76. Ikhadi 76

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    mo → hiragana

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  77. Ikhadi 77

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    ru → hiragana

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  78. Ikhadi 78

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    re → hiragana

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  79. Ikhadi 79

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    ho → hiragana

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  80. Ikhadi 80

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    tsu → hiragana

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  81. Ikhadi 81

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    ra → hiragana

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  82. Ikhadi 82

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    he → hiragana

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  83. Ikhadi 83

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    ri → hiragana

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  84. Ikhadi 84

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    n → hiragana

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  85. Ikhadi 85

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    ma → hiragana

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  86. Ikhadi 86

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    a → hiragana

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  87. Ikhadi 87

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    yo → hiragana

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  88. Ikhadi 88

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    wo → hiragana

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    Modern pronunciation: usually “o”.

  89. Ikhadi 89

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    fu → hiragana

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  90. Ikhadi 90

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    me → hiragana

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  91. Ikhadi 91

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    ro → hiragana

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  92. Ikhadi 92

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    wa → hiragana

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Hiragana Flashcards: All 46 Basic Characters with Romaji

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