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.

Amakhadi akuleli qoqo

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

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

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

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