Unsure about a symbol? Check the full hiragana chart. Already know hiragana? Move on to the katakana quiz.
How the hiragana quiz works
The quiz shows a random hiragana and you type its reading in romaji. There are 104 characters in play: the 46 basic ones, the 25 with dakuten or handakuten and the 33 combined with ゃ, ゅ and ょ. If you miss, the correct answer appears and your streak goes back to zero.
The ⇄ button in the header reverses the exercise: you see the romaji and type the hiragana. Hepburn romanization is accepted (ぢ is ji, づ is zu), and so are di and du for ぢ and づ. Correct answers, streak and best streak are shown on the card.
To get the most out of it, practise a few minutes every day rather than in one long session. Review the symbols you miss in the chart and say each sound out loud before typing it. Once a row feels solid, come back to the quiz, which mixes the whole set.
Frequently asked questions
Which hiragana does the quiz include?
It includes the 104 characters of the chart: 46 basic ones, 25 with dakuten or handakuten (が, ぱ…) and 33 combined with ゃ, ゅ or ょ (きゃ, しゃ…). Questions are picked at random from all of them, without filtering by row, so it helps to know the full chart first.
Is my progress saved?
Only partly, and only in your browser: your best streak, the chosen mode and the list of recent answers are stored on this device. Correct answers and the current streak start from zero when you reload the page. There are no accounts, and clearing your browser data also clears what was saved.
What is hiragana used for?
Hiragana is mainly used for native Japanese words, grammatical particles such as は or を, and the endings of verbs and adjectives. That is why it shows up in almost any simple sentence. There are exceptions, so katakana is practised separately, with its own quiz.