Turn your hiragana notes into flashcards with AI
Pre-made kana decks may not match your textbook or teacher. Upload your chart, slides or photos and get flashcards that cover exactly what you are learning.
How to build hiragana cards that stick
Good Japan hiragana flashcards start with the 46 basic characters, one card per kana, with the romaji sound on the back. Cards built from your own lesson sheet match the stroke order and character groups your class uses, which makes review more relevant than a generic deck.
- Cards come from your own chart, slides or photos, so they follow your course.
- Spaced repetition pushes difficult characters back into the queue more often.
- Practice reading words and phrases after single characters feel comfortable.
- Write each character by hand once in a while to reinforce stroke order.
Works from your material
Upload a PDF, PowerPoint, DOCX, plain-text notes or a photo of a hiragana chart, and the text is read and turned into cards.
Spaced repetition
Cards come back at growing intervals, so the characters you miss show up more often than the ones you already know.
Study in the browser
Review on your laptop or phone with no install. Free accounts can study in the browser right away.
How it works
Upload your sheet
Add a PDF, slide deck, notes file or a photo of your hiragana chart or handout.
Check the cards
Review the generated front and back pairs and edit any romaji or stroke details before studying.
Study on a schedule
Work through the daily review queue and let spaced repetition bring back the characters you find hardest.
Work in small batches, about ten to fifteen characters at a time, and only move on once you can read them without hesitating. Keep the tricky look-alikes such as ぬ and め or さ and ち in their own review group so they get extra attention.
Once the basic set feels solid, add the dakuten and handakuten variants, then small kana combinations like きゃ and しょ, generating a separate set for each stage.
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Frequently asked questions
How many flashcards should I make for hiragana?
Most beginners start with the 46 basic characters, which is a manageable first set. Add dakuten and combination kana in later sets once the basics are reliable.
What is the best way to memorize hiragana?
Study in short daily sessions and group look-alike characters so you can compare them directly. Read real words aloud as soon as you know a few characters.
Can I export hiragana flashcards to Anki?
Yes, Anki export is included in the Plus plan at $39 per year or $7.99 per month. The free plan lets you study generated cards in the browser without exports.
Is there a free plan for making flashcards?
Yes, the free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study, and no credit card is needed to start. Students with a school email get 40% off paid plans.
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