Japanese Hiragana And Katakana Practice Exam

Question 1 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "ka"?

ノかざ (za) キ

Question 2 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What sound does え represent?

チャハ /e/ (the vowel "e") み

Question 3 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "ri"?

りこワ Kana formed by combining a consonant with a small や, ゆ, or よ to represent a palatalized sound

Question 4 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the half-voiced katakana for "ha"?

りゃヤパゐ (wi) and ゑ (we) — historical only

Question 5 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is a common mistake learners make with シ (shi) vs ツ (tsu)?

キなロ Confusing their stroke order: シ has two strokes flowing leftward, ツ has one short left stroke and a longer right curve

Question 6 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "ha"?

リムシャは

Question 7 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "ru"?

シぴゃリる

Question 8 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the katakana for "ni"?

ひゃりやニ

Question 9 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the voiced katakana for "sa"?

The Y-row (や行) — only three characters in modern Japanese ザば (ba) Native Japanese words and grammatical particles

Question 10 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "rya"?

じゃりゃよく

Question 11 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the katakana for "fu"?

りゃフ is a small hook curving back to the left; ウ has a longer stroke bending down — beginners miswrite one for the other A voiced variant of チ (chi), pronounced /ji/; the standard form is ジフ

Question 12 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What sound does オ represent?

/o/ (the vowel "o") ねパちゃ

Question 13 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "te"?

みコ + ー (long o) + ヒ + ー (long i) = "kōhī" ケて

Question 14 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

How many morae does the word とうきょう have?

Four — と・う・きょ・う (きょう is one mora written with two kana) かちゃ /mizu/

Question 15 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "ho"?

ほりゃ Hiragana and katakana て

Question 16 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "mi"?

みチラを

Question 17 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the voiced katakana for "ha"?

バだ (da) つニャ

Question 18 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is dakuten (or ten-ten)?

ぱ (pa) A small circle (゜) used only on the H-row to convert "h" to "p", e.g. は → ぱヒャ A pair of small marks (゛) that voice an unvoiced consonant, e.g. か → が

Question 19 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "gya"?

ー (chōonpu) ば (ba) くぎゃ

Question 20 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the katakana for "sha"?

シャ・中点 (nakaguro), used to separate foreign words or names written in katakana Loanwords from other languages, foreign names, and onomatopoeia The Y-row (や行) — only three characters in modern Japanese

Question 21 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "mya"?

みゃぬての

Question 22 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the katakana long vowel mark?

り The R-row (ら行) ー (chōonpu) /mizu/

Question 23 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "re"?

フ is a small hook curving back to the left; ウ has a longer stroke bending down — beginners miswrite one for the other れを Both are small marks; orientation of the stroke vs. curl distinguishes them

Question 24 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the katakana for "shi"?

シぎゃヒほ

Question 25 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "yu"?

ねゆ A small circle (゜) used only on the H-row to convert "h" to "p", e.g. は → ぱア (a)

Question 26 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "sha"?

Hiragana and katakana Confusing their stroke order: シ has two strokes flowing leftward, ツ has one short left stroke and a longer right curve ねしゃ

Question 27 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the katakana for "tsu"?

ツさちゃゐ (wi) and ゑ (we) — historical only

Question 28 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the katakana for "chi"?

フ is a small hook curving back to the left; ウ has a longer stroke bending down — beginners miswrite one for the other チダ Small kana printed above or beside kanji to indicate its reading, usually written in hiragana

Question 29 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the voiced katakana for "ka"?

A small つ (hiragana) or ッ (katakana) indicating a geminate (double) consonant ひゃガ・中点 (nakaguro), used to separate foreign words or names written in katakana

Question 30 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the primary use of hiragana?

Native Japanese words and grammatical particles ワじゃチ

Question 31 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

Why is "coffee" written コーヒー in katakana?

キもコ + ー (long o) + ヒ + ー (long i) = "kōhī" Kana formed by combining a consonant with a small や, ゆ, or よ to represent a palatalized sound

Question 32 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the primary use of katakana?

シコ + ー (long o) + ヒ + ー (long i) = "kōhī" Loanwords from other languages, foreign names, and onomatopoeia しゃ

Question 33 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the first hiragana character and its sound?

リあ (a) "y" — it only pairs with a, u, o in modern usage (plus historical i, e) ちゃ

Question 34 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "ja"?

/o/ (the vowel "o") じゃだ (da) そ

Question 35 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What does adding dakuten to さ (sa) produce?

るざ (za) Four — と・う・きょ・う (きょう is one mora written with two kana) しゃ

Question 36 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the first katakana character and its sound?

"y" — it only pairs with a, u, o in modern usage (plus historical i, e) わア (a) が (ga)

Question 37 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the katakana for "ma"?

もガマが (ga)

Question 38 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "chi"?

ちかパ The particle "to" is hiragana と because particles are native grammatical elements; katakana ト is for foreign words

Question 39 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

How do you write the name "Tokyo" in hiragana?

が (ga) とうきょうあ (a) The M-row (ま行)

Question 40 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the reading of ぶ in ぶた (pig)?

/buta/ あ (a) つ /e/ (the vowel "e")

Question 41 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

How do you write "France" in katakana?

フランスつろノ

Question 42 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "ku"?

A small つ (hiragana) or ッ (katakana) indicating a geminate (double) consonant てくあ (a)

Question 43 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "mo"?

・中点 (nakaguro), used to separate foreign words or names written in katakana もま /i/ (the vowel "i")

Question 44 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the vowel set in the kana system?

a, i, u, e, o チん (hiragana), ン (katakana) ほ

Question 45 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

Which kana row contains やゆよ?

ぎゃ a, i, u, e, o フ is a small hook curving back to the left; ウ has a longer stroke bending down — beginners miswrite one for the other The Y-row (や行) — only three characters in modern Japanese

Question 46 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "ya"?

Loanwords from other languages, foreign names, and onomatopoeia ケやヒャ

Question 47 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the katakana for "ke"?

を 46 ケわ

Question 48 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "to"?

こ・中点 (nakaguro), used to separate foreign words or names written in katakana めと

Question 49 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the hiragana for "kya"?

くきゃとうきょうニャ

Question 50 Japanese Hiragana And Katakana

What is the kana for the standalone vowel "n"?

のヒ Native Japanese words and grammatical particles ん (hiragana), ン (katakana)