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Hiragana and Katakana Chart

Learn kana in gojūon, voiced and yōon groups, inspect stroke counts, print a chart and practise selected rows.

Hiragana and Katakana Chart: Switch between hiragana and katakana. Click a cell for a large character and its handwritten stroke count. Quiz mode tests kana to romaji or romaji to kana and saves review schedules separately by script and direction. Runs 100% locally in your browser with zero server file uploads.

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Hiragana

Gojūon

aiueo

Dakuten and handakuten

Yōon: small ya, yu and yo

Modified Hepburn labels. Wo identifies the kana used as the object particle; its usual pronunciation is o. Ji and zu each have two kana spellings.

Kana and romanization

Japan Foundation kana study chart: https://www.erin.jpf.go.jp/en/extra/syllabary/ ; character code charts: https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U3040.pdf ; https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U30A0.pdf . Kana and stroke counts are factual data in an independently arranged chart. No third-party illustrations or stroke paths are included.

Practice and review

SM-2 scheduling description by its author: https://www.super-memory.com/english/ol/sm2.htm . Good and Easy postpone reviews, while Again remains due today. Script and question direction have separate schedules.

Hepburn kana correspondences: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/romanization-systems . Wo is labelled separately to identify the object-particle kana.

How to use it

  1. Choose the script, language or standard you need.
  2. Enter text, click a chart cell or start a practice session.
  3. Copy the result, or use the chart’s print and quiz controls where shown.

Privacy & limitations

Everything runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded. Kana quiz progress is saved on this device; the other script tools do not save your text.

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Frequently asked questions

What is included in the chart?

The modern gojūon syllabary, dakuten and handakuten groups, and yōon combinations with small ya, yu and yo. Modified Hepburn labels use shi, chi, tsu and fu.

Does the chart show stroke order?

It shows stroke counts and a large glyph. It does not show stroke-order diagrams or animations.

How are reviews scheduled?

Choose rows, start a quiz, check your answer and grade recall. Again remains due today. Good and Easy use SM-2 intervals. Progress is stored on this device; clear progress to start again.

Can I print it?

Print chart opens your browser’s print dialogue for the selected script’s full chart. Quiz controls and the large cell view are hidden on paper.

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