Study hiragana and katakana with Japanese syllabary flashcards
Skip the generic kana charts. Upload your class sheet, slides or photos of your textbook, and get flashcards that follow your course order.
Why a custom deck beats a generic kana chart
Many learners begin with a printed kana chart, but Japanese syllabary flashcards work better when they come from the exact sheet your class uses.
- Cards follow the character order in your own course materials.
- Photos of handouts are read with text recognition, so no retyping.
- Spaced repetition focuses review on the kana you forget most.
- Plus exports to Anki or CSV if you want to study outside the browser.
Built from your material
Upload a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain notes or a photo of a page. Text recognition reads the kana and romaji in your own handouts.
Spaced repetition
Cards you miss come back sooner, and characters you know move to longer gaps, so review time goes to the hard kana.
Study in the browser
Start on the free plan with 3 generations per month and no credit card. Plus adds unlimited generations and exports.
How it works
Add your kana material
Upload the chart, worksheet or lecture slides that list the characters you need to learn.
Generate your flashcards
DeckOwl writes cards that pair each character with its reading, so you can review in the order your course uses.
Review every day
Study a short session daily and let spaced repetition decide which hiragana and katakana come back next.
Ready-made decks are easy to find, yet they rarely match your textbook's order or the examples your teacher gives. DeckOwl reads your PDF, slides, notes or a photo of a page and writes cards from that material.
Spaced repetition then schedules the hiragana and katakana you miss more often, so the characters you already know stop taking up time.
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Frequently asked questions
How many kana should I learn in one session?
Most learners do well with 10 to 15 new characters at a time, then review them the next day. Repeating them across several short sessions works better than one long cram.
Should I learn hiragana before katakana?
Most courses teach hiragana first because it covers native words and grammar. Katakana comes next and is used mainly for loanwords, foreign names and emphasis.
Can I export my syllabary flashcards?
Yes, on the Plus plan, which includes PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export. Plus costs $39/year or $7.99/month, and students get 40% off with a school email.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser, but exports are not included.
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