Hiragana Quiz: Find the Kana

Read a sound and find its hiragana among look-alike letters.

Ready? Let's go!

A quick warm-up: 5 questions. New questions every time, until you've seen them all.

Letters to includeBasic 46 ✓がぱ Dakutenきゃ Yōon

How this quiz works

Reading the other way round is harder: you see a sound like “nu” and have to spot ぬ in a line of look-alikes. It's the best practice for telling similar shapes apart before you start reading real words.

Read the sound in romaji.
Tap the hiragana that makes it. Watch out for look-alikes.
Listen to the sound, then move on to the next one.

Sample questions

Try these in your head first, then open each one for the answer.

ぬ (め is me)

る (ろ is ro: no loop)

ほ (は is ha)

Keep practicing

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01Letters
Read the Kana
See a hiragana letter and pick its sound. Hear it after every answer.
Example
ねrenewanu
Start quiz : Read the Kana
03Words
Complete the Word
A real word with one letter missing. Pick the hiragana that fits.
Example
nekoねこにこい
Start quiz : Complete the Word
04Words
Decode the Picture
See a picture and its romaji, then build the word from hiragana tiles.
Example
hanaはなほまはな
Start quiz : Decode the Picture
05Words
Write the Romaji
Read a hiragana word and type how it sounds in romaji.
Example
ゆきyuki
Start quiz : Write the Romaji
06Combinations
Small ゃゅょ & っ
きゃく or きやく? Spot the right spelling with small kana and long vowels.
Example
ryokouりょこう ✓りよこう ✗
Start quiz : Small ゃゅょ & っ
07Boss level
Final Mixed Challenge
Every question type in one round: letters, missing letters, word building, romaji and small kana.
Example
あ → aね＿ → こきゃく ✓ゆき → yuki
Take the challenge : Final Mixed Challenge

Same quiz in katakanaFind the Kana (Katakana) →All Hiragana quizzesSee the full list →

FAQ

About this quiz

Which hiragana are easiest to confuse?

The classic pairs are ぬ and め, る and ろ, は and ほ, さ and ち, and the trio ね, れ and わ. This quiz uses them as wrong options on purpose.

Will I get the same questions every time?

No. Each round draws new questions, and your browser remembers which ones you've already seen, so you work through the whole set before anything repeats. Nothing is saved on our side and there's no signup.

How many questions are in a round?

Your first round is 5 quick questions, the second is 10, and after that you choose 5, 10 or 20. Press Play again for a fresh set as often as you like.