Hiragana Quiz: Practice Reading and Sounds
Quick, free hiragana test to check your reading. Instant results.
This hiragana quiz helps you practice core characters, connect sounds to symbols, and check your reading with instant feedback. It is quick and great for daily review, and when you finish you can try a katakana quiz, review particles with a japanese particle quiz, or build vocab in the Japanese days of week quiz.
Study Outcomes
- Recognize the First Ten Hiragana -
Quickly identify and match each of the initial ten Japanese hiragana characters by their shape and corresponding sound.
- Recall Accurate Pronunciations -
Demonstrate correct pronunciation for each hiragana symbol to build foundational speaking skills.
- Differentiate Similar Characters -
Spot subtle distinctions between commonly confused hiragana to prevent reading mistakes.
- Reinforce Skills Through Quiz Hiragana Challenges -
Engage with interactive test hiragana questions in our Japanese Hiragana quiz to strengthen character retention and recall.
- Interpret Your Results -
Analyze your quiz score instantly to identify strengths and areas for improvement in your hiragana mastery.
Cheat Sheet
- Master Stroke Order -
Learning the correct stroke order for each hiragana character ensures legible, fluid writing and faster recall. For instance, 㝂 is written with a horizontal line, a vertical hook, then a sweeping curve - exactly as outlined by the Japanese Ministry of Education guidelines.
- Group by Vowel Rows -
Organize characters into the a - i - u - e - o vowel row to solidify both shape and sound associations. Practice writing and pronouncing 㝂〝㝄〝㝆〝㝈〝㝊 in sequence to reinforce auditory and visual memory simultaneously.
- Understand K-Row Patterns -
Notice that the k-row (㝋〝㝝〝㝝〝㝑〝㝓) builds off the basic vowel shapes with added strokes or hooks. For example, 㝋 mirrors 㝑's curved form but adds a downward stroke, a pattern emphasized in NHK's Japanese course materials.
- Leverage Mnemonic Imagery -
Create vivid mental images to lock each shape in memory - like picturing 㝝 as a "key" with two teeth or 㝕 as a "sausage." This Tofugu-inspired approach taps into dual-coding research from the University of Tokyo, boosting retention.
- Apply Active Recall & Spaced Repetition -
Use flashcards or an SRS app like Anki to quiz yourself on each character over increasing intervals. When preparing for the Japanese Hiragana Quiz, this method from cognitive science research at Stanford helps cement characters in long-term memory.