Katakana Quiz: Read the Kana

See a katakana letter and pick its sound. Hear it after every answer.

Ready? Let's go!

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

Letters to includeBasic 46 ✓ガパ Dakutenキャ Yōon

How this quiz works

Katakana has the same sounds as hiragana, written in sharper shapes. Each question shows one letter and four sounds. The wrong options are the famous traps (シ and ツ, ソ and ン, ク, ケ and タ), so you'll learn to tell them apart.

Look at the katakana letter.
Tap the romaji you think it makes, then listen to the sound.
Add dakuten (ガ, バ …) and yōon (キャ, シュ …) when the basic 46 feel easy.

Sample questions

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

シ

shi (ツ is tsu)

ソ

so (ン is n)

ク

ku (ケ is ke, タ is ta)

Keep practicing

More Katakana quizzes

02Letters
Find the Kana
Read a sound and find its katakana among look-alike letters.
Example
tsuシツンソ
Start quiz : Find the Kana
03Words
Complete the Word
A loanword with one letter missing. Pick the katakana that fits.
Example
tomatoトマトアマヤ
Start quiz : Complete the Word
04Words
Decode the Picture
See a picture and its romaji, then build the word from katakana tiles.
Example
pandaパンダソダパンタ
Start quiz : Decode the Picture
05Words
Write the Romaji
Read a katakana word and type how it sounds in romaji.
Example
テレビterebi
Start quiz : Write the Romaji
06Combinations
Small ャュョ, ッ & ー
クッキー or クツキー? Spot the right spelling with small kana and ー.
Example
kukkiiクッキー ✓クツキー ✗
Start quiz : Small ャュョ, ッ & ー
07Boss level
Final Mixed Challenge
Every question type in one round: letters, missing letters, word building, romaji and small kana.
Example
シ → shiト＿ト → マクッキー ✓パン → pan
Take the challenge : Final Mixed Challenge

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

FAQ

About this quiz

How do I tell シ and ツ apart?

Look at the strokes: シ (shi) has its short strokes stacked down the left side and a long stroke sweeping up. ツ (tsu) has its short strokes across the top and a long stroke falling down. ン and ソ follow the same rule.

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.