Learn the Japanese hiragana alphabet through fun and simple quizzes.
Start QuizA beginner-friendly quiz on reading more hiragana characters and their sounds. It's made up of 10 multiple-choice questions, each with one correct answer — no prior study needed, just match each character to its sound. Perfect if you're building on the basics of hiragana and want to round out the full set.
Long before children learned kana in the familiar a-i-u-e-o order, Japan taught it with a poem. The Iroha is a short verse that uses every hiragana exactly once, with no repeats — a perfect pangram wrapped in a wistful meditation on how nothing lasts forever. For centuries it doubled as the alphabet's "order," a little like A-B-C, and you'll still meet its echo in numbered lists today.
Take on all 10 questions and see how many hiragana you can read!
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