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Hiragana Flashcards

A small introduction to Japanese. ⛩️🌸🍙 Hiragana is the most common alphabet, used for native words. Our flashcards show each character, its sound, and example words. Progress through fun Challenge Lessons, meet new kana, and reinforce what you’ve learned, step by step!

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March 11, 2026
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Hiragana Flashcards

  A small introduction to Japanese. ⛩️🌸🍙

  While Japanese uses three writing systems (Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji), Hiragana is the most common alphabet, used for most native Japanese words. Hiragana Flashcards introduce you to each HIragana character with it's sound and pairs some common example words.

  In this game, you progress through carefully crafted Challenge Lessons, each introducing a new group of Hiragana or helping you reinforce the ones you’ve already learned.

🌸 INCLUDES

  • Challenges - Play through level-based kana sets and earn medals for performance.

  • Practice Mode - Build custom decks and focus on the kana you need most.

  • All 71 basic kana included.

  • Native pronunciation - Audio for every character.

  • Stroke order animations - Helps you write correctly.

  • Progress tracking - Visualize your growth.

  • Full controller support - playable with keyboard & mouse or controller.

  • Achievements - Go for Gold on every group and earn Achievements for your accomplishments.

  • Phrasebook - Learn kana through real Japanese sentences with the new Phrasebook (Since in Patch 1.04)

  Whether you're reading your first Japanese word, preparing for a trip to Osaka, or testing your memory skills, Hiragana Flashcards makes learning engaging, visual, and fun.

🌸 Practice Mode / Build Your Own Decks

  Train exactly what you want. Pick and mix sets, target weak spots, combine your favorite kana groups, or jump in for a quick refresher whenever you have a few minutes.

🌸 Card introductions

  Learn new kana with clean, focused cards and native audio. Browse freely, view cards in any order, and study at your own pace before jumping into practice.

🌸 In-Game Cards

  Play the way you prefer. Use a controller to choose answers from an on-screen grid, or type the phonetic english directly with your keyboard.

🌸 Challenges / Lessons

  Learn new kana, review the ones you know, and take on big tournament-style checkpoints. A mix of challenge types keeps your progress steady and engaging.

🌸 PDF for printing Hiragana (Free Download)

  I also made a bonus resource for offline learning. Print the cards single-sided, then cut or fold them as needed. Each card include some folding flaps that can be folded inward and glued shut to create a sealed flashcard.

  Download PDF by clicking the "View the quick reference" link in the sidebar.

  Every kana you master is progress you can feel. Step by step, Hiragana Flashcards helps turn unfamiliar symbols into something you can read, recognize, and truly understand. ❤️🌸❤️