Learn the Japanese hiragana alphabet through simple quizzes.
Start QuizA beginner-friendly quiz on reading hiragana, the foundation of written Japanese. It's made up of 10 multiple-choice questions, each with one correct answer — no prior study needed, just match each character to its sound. Perfect if you're learning hiragana and want to lock in the basics one character at a time.
Hiragana was once known as "women's writing." A thousand years ago, formal kanji was seen as the domain of men, so it was court women who embraced the flowing, curvier hiragana — and used it to create literature. The Tale of Genji, often called the world's first novel, was written by a woman, Murasaki Shikibu, in the very script you're learning here.
Take on all 10 questions and see how many hiragana you can read!
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