The Hiragana & Katakana Mastery Workbook
by linguajunkie.com & PDF-Language-Lessons.com
The Hiragana & Katakana Mastery Workbook
by linguajunkie.com & PDF-Language-Lessons.com
T his workbook assumes that you already took the time to learn the Hiragana and Katakana. At this
point, you're ready to test your skills. So, you won’t be learning to write characters here for the rst time.
If you want a workbook that teaches you to write, click here to get it free from JapanesePod101.
H ow to use: For best results, print this workbook out and write it in. This workbook contains matching
quizzes, multiple choice quizzes, and writing exercises. All test you on the characters and their readings.
Remember, this a workbook. Not a read book. You do work. Repeated work and practice is what’ll get
you uent in Japanese. If you don’t do any work, you won’t learn any Japanese. Cool? Cool.
By the way, I did include Hiragana and Katakana charts here in case you want to refresh your memory
(or cheat 😊 ) as you answer the questions. You can learn more about the alphabet here:
https://www.linguajunkie.com/japanese/japanese-alphabet
Hiragana chart
Katakana chart
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Part 1 - Draw a line to match the romanized letters to their Hiragana characters.
A (あ) is done for you.
E え NI ね
I あ NA ぬ
U う NU の
O い NO に
A お NE な
KE か MU む
KI き MA め
KO け ME み
KU く MI も
KA こ MO ま
SU さ RE る
SA す RU り
SO し RI ら
SHI そ RA ろ
SE せ RO れ
CHI た WA ん
TE つ N を
TO と WO わ
TA ち YU や
TSU て Yオ ゆ
HA ほ YA よ
HU ふ
HO へ
HE は
HI ひ
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Part 2 - Draw a line to match the romanized letters to their Katakana characters.
A (ア) is done for you.
E エ NI ネ
O ア NA ヌ
A ウ NU ノ
U イ NO ニ
I オ NE ナ
KI カ MU ム
KO キ MA メ
KU ケ ME ミ
KE ク MI モ
KA コ MO マ
SU シ RE レ
SA セ RU リ
SO ス RI ロ
SE サ RA ラ
SHI ソ RO ル
CHI タ WA ヲ
TA ツ N ン
TO ト WO ワ
TE チ YU ヨ
TSU テ YO ユ
HA ホ YA ヤ
HU ヒ
HO ハ
HE フ
HI ヘ
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Part 3. These multiple choice questions will test your hiragana and katakana
knowledge.
1. Which one of these is “sushi?”
A) しす B) すし C) さす D) すじ
2. Which one is the Katakana SHI and which one is Katakana TSU? There are 2
correct answers here.
A) SHI is ツ
B) TSU is シ
C) SHI is シ
D) TSU is ツ
3. Which one is the Katakana N and which one is the Katakana SO? There are 2 correct
answers here.
A) SO is ン
B) N is ン
C) SO is ソ
D) N is ソ
4. What is テ?
A) ha B) chi C) ne D) te
5. How would you write KURUMA (meaning car) in hiragana?
A) かるま B) クルマ C) くるま D）かえる
6. How would you write KATAKANA in Katakana?
A) カタカナ B) タカタカ C) かたかな D) タナカ
7. Let’s say your name is “Mike.” What would the name be in Katakana?
A) マイケ B) ボブ C) ジョン D)マイク
8. How would you write HIRAGANA in Hiragana?
A) はらがな B) ほろがな C) ふらがな D) ひらがな
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9. Which one of these is KA, KI, KU, KE, KO in Katakana?
A) カジクケコ
B) カきクケコ
C) カキクケコ
D) カクケコキ
10. Which one of these is RA, RI, RU, RE, RO in ひらがな?
A) らりろれる
B) らりるれろ
C) リらるれろ
D) りれるろら
11. Which one of these reads as “mizu” meaning water?
A) まずい B) みいず C) ます D) みず
12. One of these means computer. Which do you think it is?
A) コーヒー B) テニス C) テレビ D) コンピュータ
13. Which one is RU and which one is RO in Hiragana? There are 2 correct answers
here.
A) RU is ろ
B) RO is る
C) RU is る
D) RO is ろ
14. In Japanese, apple is “ringo.” How would you write it in Hiragana?
A) らんぼ B)りんご C) リンゴ D)リング
15. What’s は？
A) HA B) HO C) MA D) HU
16. What’s ほ？
A) HA B) HO C) MA D) HU
17. What’s ま？
A) HA B) HO C) MA D) HU
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18. “Momo” means peach in Japanese. How would you write “momo” in Hiragana?
A) まま B) もも C) むむ D) モモ
19. What’s “me” in Hiragana?
A) め B) ぬ C) お D) あ
20. What’s “nu” in Japanese?
A) め B) ぬ C) お D) あ
21. How would you write dog (inu in Japanese) in Hiragana?
A) いめ B) いま C) いぬ D) いも
22. Which one is the Katakana YA and which is the Hiragana YA?
A) や is Hiragana, ヤ is Katakana
B) ヤ is Hiragana, や is Katakana
23. In Japanese, “getsuyoubi” is Monday. How would you write that? Hint: When you
see the two dots (called dakuten) by the K hiragana, they change from K to G.
A) げすよび
B) げつようび
C) がつよび
D) がつようび
24. What’s あ、い、お、え、う in that speci c order?
A) A, E, I, O, U
B) A, I, U, E, O
C) A, I, E, O, U
D) A, I, O, E, U
25. “Kiku” is a Japanese verb that means “to ask” or “listen.” How’s it written in
Hiragana?
A) きけB) きくC) かき D) くき
26. “Yomu” is a Japanese verb that means “to read.” How’s it written in Hiragana?
A) ヨム B) よま C) よむ D) よぬ
27. Which of these words is in Katakana?
A) たべもの B) くだもの C) パソコン D) 結果
28. Which of these Katakana words likely means “mayonnaise?
A) ビル B) パンダ C)マヨ D) コーヒー
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29. What is “ヘルメット” in romaji?
a) harumetto B) herumetto C) herametsuto D) herumetsuto
30. Cat in Japanese is “neko.” In Hiragana, it would be…?
A) ぬこ B) ぬく C) ネコ D) ねこ
31. How do you get GA, GI, GU, GE, GO (g-sounding characters) in Japanese?
A) Add ﾞ (dakuten) to か き く け こ
B) Add ﾟ (handakuten) to か き く け こ
32. How do you get BA, BI, BU, BE, BO (B-sounding characters) in Japanese?
A) Add ﾞ (dakuten) to はひふへほ
B) Add ﾟ (handakuten) to はひふへほ
33. How do you get PA, PI, PU, PE, PO (P-sounding characters) in Japanese?
A) Add ﾞ (dakuten) to はひふへほ
B) Add ﾟ (handakuten) to はひふへほ
34. How do you get ZA, JI, ZU, ZE, ZO (Z-sounding characters) in Japanese?
A) Add ﾞ (dakuten) to さ し す せ そ
B) Add ﾟ (handakuten) to さ し す せ そ
35. How do you get D sounding characters in Japanese?
A) Add ﾞ (dakuten) to た ち つて と
B) Add ﾟ (handakuten) to た ち つて と
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36. If there's a little “tsu” in word like ヘルメット, how does it impact the
pronunciation/reading of the word?
A) The little “tsu” is read as a “tsu,” so the word is “herumetsuto”
B) The little “tsu” creates a long vowel sound for the character before it, so the word is
read as “herumeeto”
C) The little “tsu” creates a double consonant sound for the character after it, so the
“to” after it becomes “tto” and the word is read as “herumetto”
37. What’s the reading for the Katakana in the picture below?
A) Tosoki B) Tonki C) Donki D) Dosoki E) Dotsuki F) Toshiki
Part 4 - Writing practice
This next part is simple. Just write out the Hiragana and Katakana characters for the
romaji on the lines below.
1. Write A I U E O on the lines below.
Hiragana: _______________________________________
Katakana: _______________________________________
2. Write HA HI HU HE HO on the lines below.
Hiragana: _______________________________________
Katakana: _______________________________________
3. Write KA KI KU KE KO on the lines below.
Hiragana: _______________________________________
Katakana: _______________________________________
4. Write SA SHI SU SE SO on the lines below.
Hiragana: _______________________________________
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Katakana: _______________________________________
5. Write TA CHI TSU TE TO on the lines below.
Hiragana: _______________________________________
Katakana: _______________________________________
6. Write NA NI NU NE NO on the lines below.
Hiragana: _______________________________________
Katakana: _______________________________________
7. Write MA MI MU ME MO on the lines below.
Hiragana: _______________________________________
Katakana: _______________________________________
8. Write RA RI RU RE RO on the lines below.
Hiragana: _______________________________________
Katakana: _______________________________________
9. Write YA YU YO on the lines below.
Hiragana: _______________________________________
Katakana: _______________________________________
10. Write WA WO N on the lines below.
Hiragana: _______________________________________
Katakana: _______________________________________
11. How would you write “GE”?
Hiragana: ______
Katakana: ______
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12. How would you write “BA”?
Hiragana: ______
Katakana: ______
13. How would you wrote “DO”
Hiragana: ______
Katakana: ______
14. How would you write “PA?”
Hiragana: ______
Katakana: ______
15. How would you write PASOKON (computer) in Katakana?
Katakana: _______________________________________
16. How would you write “ZO?”
Hiragana: ______
Katakana: ______
Conclusion: If you’ve made it this far, it might be safe to say you know your Hiragana
and Katakana quite well.
But… if you want more practice…? The wonderful thing about PDF workbooks like this
is… you can print them out as many times as you want and ll them in.
By the way, if you’re looking for a complete Japanese learning program/app, I
recommend JapanesePod101… for their audio/video lessons made by Japanese
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