Hiragana Small Kana Quiz: ゃゅょ, っ and Long Vowels

きゃく or きやく? Spot the right spelling with small kana and long vowels.

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

How this quiz works

Small letters change the sound completely: きゃく (kyaku, guest) is not きやく, and a small っ adds a pause (がっこう, gakkou). Long vowels matter too: おばあさん is grandmother, おばさん is aunt. Pick the correct spelling each time.

Read the romaji and look at the picture.
Compare the spellings. Check the size of ゃゅょ and っ, and any long vowel.
Tap the one that matches the sound.

Sample questions

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

kyaku (guest)

きゃく, not きやく

gakkou (school)

がっこう, not がつこう

obaasan (grandmother)

おばあさん, not おばさん (aunt)

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FAQ

About this quiz

What is yōon?

Yōon are combinations like きゃ (kya), しゅ (shu) and ちょ (cho): an i-sound letter plus a small ゃ, ゅ or ょ. Written big, they become two separate sounds.

How do I read a small っ?

Don't say “tsu”. Pause for one beat, then say the next sound. In romaji it doubles the next consonant: きって is kitte.

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.