# Hiragana and katakana quiz > Practice hiragana and katakana with timed or untimed drills. Choose rows, direction, and review weak items in the browser. Canonical: https://studyjapanese101.com/tools/kana-quiz Last updated: 2026-10-26 Drill hiragana and katakana in the browser. No account. Misses stay on this device so you can review the weak rows next. Our team owns Inku. [Disclosures](https://studyjapanese101.com/disclosures) Published: 2026-09-01 7 min read ## How to use this tool 1. Choose hiragana, katakana, or both, then pick the rows you actually need. 2. Set kana-to-romaji or romaji-to-kana, and choose multiple choice or typed recall. 3. Run 10 or 20 questions. Use timed mode only after untimed rounds feel easy. 4. Review misses, then move a finished row into spaced review instead of adding a new app. This page is a kana recognition and recall drill. It covers the standard hiragana and katakana rows, including voiced sounds and digraphs. Obsolete characters such as ゐ and ゑ are omitted. Use the quiz when you need speed on a row you already studied. Use a course or prepared cards when you are still learning the shapes. ## What the quiz does - Hiragana, katakana, or both - Basic rows, voiced rows, and digraphs - Kana to romaji or romaji to kana - Multiple choice, or typed romaji when you are reading kana - Optional 8-second timer - A session summary and a weak-item list stored only in this browser JavaScript is required for the interactive round. The tables below stay readable if scripts are off. ## After a session Do not add another kana website. Keep drilling the misses, then park the finished row in spaced review. [Inku](https://studyjapanese101.com/resources/inku) has prepared kana cards with audio on iPhone and the web. You can also create your own cards and decks. Use [Anki](https://studyjapanese101.com/resources/anki) when you need imports or custom note templates. If you need a beginner path rather than a drill, start at [beginner resources](https://studyjapanese101.com/levels/beginner) or [flashcards and SRS](https://studyjapanese101.com/resources/flashcards-srs). ## Hiragana chart | Row | Characters | | --- | --- | | Vowels | あ い う え お (a i u e o) | | K | か き く け こ (ka ki ku ke ko) | | S | さ し す せ そ (sa shi su se so) | | T | た ち つ て と (ta chi tsu te to) | | N | な に ぬ ね の (na ni nu ne no) | | H | は ひ ふ へ ほ (ha hi fu he ho) | | M | ま み む め も (ma mi mu me mo) | | Y | や ゆ よ (ya yu yo) | | R | ら り る れ ろ (ra ri ru re ro) | | W and N | わ を ん (wa wo n) | Voiced rows: がぎぐげご ざじずぜぞ だぢづでど ばびぶべぼ ぱぴぷぺぽ. Digraphs follow the i-column plus ゃゅょ, including きゃ しゃ ちゃ にゃ ひゃ みゃ りゃ ぎゃ じゃ びゃ ぴゃ and their yu and yo forms. ## Katakana chart | Row | Characters | | --- | --- | | Vowels | ア イ ウ エ オ (a i u e o) | | K | カ キ ク ケ コ (ka ki ku ke ko) | | S | サ シ ス セ ソ (sa shi su se so) | | T | タ チ ツ テ ト (ta chi tsu te to) | | N | ナ ニ ヌ ネ ノ (na ni nu ne no) | | H | ハ ヒ フ ヘ ホ (ha hi fu he ho) | | M | マ ミ ム メ モ (ma mi mu me mo) | | Y | ヤ ユ ヨ (ya yu yo) | | R | ラ リ ル レ ロ (ra ri ru re ro) | | W and N | ワ ヲ ン (wa wo n) | ## How to practice without burning a week 1. One script at a time until the basic rows are readable. 2. Add voiced rows before digraphs. 3. Switch to typed recall after multiple choice feels automatic. 4. Stop when misses cluster. Review those characters, then stop for the day. A 10-question round is enough for a weekday. Timed mode is optional. Speed is not the same as lasting recall. See also the [SRS workload simulator](https://studyjapanese101.com/tools/srs-workload-simulator) if you are about to dump every kana into a huge deck. For typed recall, try the [kana quiz on Inku](https://inkujapanese.com/tools/kana-quiz), our sister site. Its [hiragana chart](https://inkujapanese.com/tools/hiragana-chart) lets you check the characters first. ## Frequently asked questions ### Should I learn hiragana or katakana first? Learn hiragana first. Most beginner textbooks and courses introduce it before katakana. Add katakana once you can read a hiragana row without guessing. ### Does this quiz replace spaced review? No. A quiz is for recognition speed. Spaced review is for keeping those readings available tomorrow. After a row is readable, put it in a small SRS queue. ### Why does し accept si as well as shi? Textbook Hepburn writes shi, chi, tsu, and fu. Some input methods still use si, ti, tu, and hu. The quiz accepts both so a typing habit does not fail a known character. ## Evidence and sources Product details can change. Evidence pages and their individual check dates appear below. Page updated 2026-10-26. - [Inku official site](https://inkujapanese.com/) - official product · checked 2026-10-26 · Current prepared catalog, custom cards and decks, browser study, iPhone availability, and Android waitlist. - [Inku help center](https://inkujapanese.com/help) - official docs · checked 2026-10-26 · Lessons and due reviews, FSRS, personal decks, pronunciation audio, and platform-specific account guidance. ## Related - [Inku](https://studyjapanese101.com/resources/inku) - Japanese flashcards on iPhone and the web, with ready-made decks, custom cards, pronunciation audio and spaced review. - [Japanese resources for beginners](https://studyjapanese101.com/levels/beginner) - A beginner needs a path, not a toolkit. Pick one course, one dictionary, then add short reading and audio you will finish. - [Hiragana and Katakana Resources for a Two-Week Start](https://studyjapanese101.com/best/hiragana-and-katakana-learning-resources) - Learn hiragana, then katakana, with one drill and one review loop. Inku fits prepared cards with audio on iPhone. Real Kana fits typed recall. A textbook or Irodori can teach the same script inside a course. - [Learn kana in two weeks](https://studyjapanese101.com/guides/learn-kana-in-two-weeks) - Learn hiragana in week one and katakana in week two. Use one drill and one review loop. Two weeks is a schedule, not a guarantee. - [6 Japanese SRS Apps: Why Inku Is Our First Pick](https://studyjapanese101.com/best/japanese-flashcard-and-srs-apps) - We recommend Inku over Anki for most Japanese learners who want a prepared daily review routine on iPhone or in a browser. Choose Anki for advanced card customization and imports, JPDB for media vocabulary, WaniKani for a longer kanji sequence, Bunpro for grammar retrieval, or MaruMori for a broad course. - [Real Kana](https://studyjapanese101.com/resources/real-kana) - Typed hiragana and katakana recall on the web, with a current free iPhone app.