Turn your kana notes into printable flashcards
Upload a kana chart, worksheet photo or class notes and get flashcards you can study in the browser or print as a PDF.
Why build your own kana cards instead of downloading a sheet
Hiragana and katakana are learned fastest in small batches, and printable kana flashcards are a common way to drill them. Ready-made sheets rarely match the rows your class covers or the lookalike characters that trip you up, so a generic download often wastes study time. DeckOwl works from your own material instead: upload a chart, a worksheet photo or your notes, and the generator builds a set around what you actually need to learn.
- Covers both hiragana and katakana from your own chart
- Photos of printed or handwritten charts are read with text recognition
- Free plan: 3 generations a month, study in the browser
- Plus: unlimited generations and PDF export for printing
Built from your material
Upload PDFs, slides, notes or photos of a kana chart and get cards based on the exact characters your class covers.
Spaced repetition
Plus schedules reviews so the kana you miss most come back more often until they stick.
Export when you need paper
Plus exports PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV files, so you can print a set or move it into another app.
How it works
Upload your kana chart or notes
Add a PDF, slide deck, text file or a photo of a printed or handwritten chart.
Generate your flashcards
DeckOwl reads the text and builds one card per character or sound.
Study or export
Review in the browser on the free plan, or print a PDF with Plus.
The free plan gives you 3 generations a month and lets you study in the browser, with no exports. Plus adds unlimited generations, PDF export for printing, Anki and CSV export, and spaced repetition, for $39/year or $7.99/month. Students with a school email get 40% off, and no credit card is needed to start.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I tell similar kana like shi and tsu apart?
Learn them in pairs and focus on the stroke order and shape differences, such as シ for shi and ツ for tsu. Quizzing yourself with the sound first and the character second helps the difference stick.
Should I learn hiragana before katakana?
Most courses start with hiragana because it covers native words and grammar, then move to katakana for loanwords and foreign names. Learning both in parallel works too if you practice a little of each every day.
Can I print my kana flashcards?
Yes, but PDF export is a Plus feature at $39/year or $7.99/month. The free plan lets you study the generated cards in the browser without exporting them.
How many kana should I add to each flashcard set?
Start with one row of the chart, such as the a, i, u, e, o row, and add more once you can recall those quickly. Smaller sets reviewed often work better than one large set reviewed rarely.
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