46 Japanese Katakana Quiz (Blitz, 10s)

About This Quiz

Katakana is Japan’s neon alphabet—sharp strokes that spell コーヒー on café windows and ゴジラ on movie posters, turning foreign sounds into local headlines since the 19th century.

In this blitz you get one character, four roman letters, and ten impatient seconds flat; pick right and the quiz slides you to the next glyph, pick wrong and a pop-up shows how that jagged shape voices ha, o, or so.

Sweep all forty-six and Tokyo billboards start reading like karaoke subtitles; suddenly menu items, sneaker logos, and gaming splash screens feel less exotic and more like colorful inside jokes you’re finally in on.

START QUIZ

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1. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ハ.

[B] ha | "ハ" is the Katakana for the syllable "ha."

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2. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: オ.

[A] o | "オ" represents the syllable "o" in Katakana.

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3. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ソ.

[A] so | "ソ" is used for the syllable "so" in Katakana.

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4. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: タ.

[D] ta | "タ" corresponds to the syllable "ta" in Katakana.

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5. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ヒ.

[C] hi | "ヒ" is the Katakana character for "hi."

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6. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: テ.

[C] te | "テ" represents the syllable "te" in Katakana.

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7. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: マ.

[B] ma | "マ" is used for the syllable "ma" in Katakana.

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8. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ク.

[A] ku | "ク" corresponds to the syllable "ku" in Katakana.

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9. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: フ.

[A] fu | "フ" is the Katakana character for "fu."

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10. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ヌ.

[D] nu | "ヌ" represents the syllable "nu" in Katakana.

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11. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ニ.

[A] ni | "ニ" is used for the syllable "ni" in Katakana.

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12. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ユ.

[B] yu | "ユ" corresponds to the syllable "yu" in Katakana.

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13. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ム.

[B] mu | "ム" is the Katakana character for "mu."

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14. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ヤ.

[D] ya | "ヤ" represents the syllable "ya" in Katakana.

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15. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: レ.

[A] re | "レ" is used for the syllable "re" in Katakana.

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16. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ン.

[B] n | "ン" is the Katakana character for the nasal sound "n."

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17. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: イ.

[C] i | "イ" corresponds to the syllable "i" in Katakana.

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18. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ツ.

[A] tsu | "ツ" is the Katakana character for "tsu."

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19. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ウ.

[D] u | "ウ" represents the syllable "u" in Katakana.

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20. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ノ.

[D] no | "ノ" is used for the syllable "no" in Katakana.

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21. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ケ.

[A] ke | "ケ" corresponds to the syllable "ke" in Katakana.

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22. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ワ.

[B] wa | "ワ" is the Katakana character for "wa."

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23. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ミ.

[B] mi | "ミ" represents the syllable "mi" in Katakana.

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24. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: エ.

[D] e | "エ" is used for the syllable "e" in Katakana.

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25. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ラ.

[D] ra | "ラ" corresponds to the syllable "ra" in Katakana.

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26. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: カ.

[A] ka | "カ" is the Katakana character for "ka."

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27. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ヨ.

[A] yo | "ヨ" represents the syllable "yo" in Katakana.

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28. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ヘ.

[C] he | "ヘ" is used for the syllable "he" in Katakana.

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29. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: キ.

[B] ki | "キ" corresponds to the syllable "ki" in Katakana.

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30. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ト.

[D] to | "ト" is the Katakana character for "to."

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31. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ホ.

[C] ho | "ホ" represents the syllable "ho" in Katakana.

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32. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: コ.

[B] ko | "コ" is used for the syllable "ko" in Katakana.

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33. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ア.

[A] a | "ア" corresponds to the syllable "a" in Katakana.

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34. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ネ.

[A] ne | "ネ" is the Katakana character for "ne."

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35. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: メ.

[C] me | "メ" represents the syllable "me" in Katakana.

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36. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ル.

[D] ru | "ル" is used for the syllable "ru" in Katakana.

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37. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: サ.

[D] sa | "サ" corresponds to the syllable "sa" in Katakana.

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38. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: チ.

[B] chi | "チ" is the Katakana character for "chi."

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39. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: リ.

[A] ri | "リ" represents the syllable "ri" in Katakana.

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40. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ロ.

[C] ro | "ロ" is used for the syllable "ro" in Katakana.

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41. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ナ.

[B] na | "ナ" corresponds to the syllable "na" in Katakana.

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42. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: シ.

[D] shi | "シ" is the Katakana character for "shi."

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43. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: セ.

[D] se | "セ" represents the syllable "se" in Katakana.

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44. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: モ.

[B] mo | "モ" is used for the syllable "mo" in Katakana.

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45. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ス.

[C] su | "ス" corresponds to the syllable "su" in Katakana.

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46. Which of the following is the syllable of Katakana: ヲ.

[C] wo | "ヲ" corresponds to the syllable "wo" in Katakana. It is one of the special characters in the Katakana set and is less frequently used in modern Japanese, often appearing in specific technical or scientific terms, or in some proper nouns.