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Science-based Anki decks for serious Japanese learners. Master Hiragana, Katakana, pronunciation and your first vocabulary. All done for you.

Japanese Pronunciation Flashcards

Japanese has only five vowels, but it relies on things English speakers rarely notice: long and short vowels (おばさん, aunt, vs おばあさん, grandmother), doubled consonants (来た, came, vs 切った, cut) and pitch. Our four-deck system covers both kana alphabets, IPA and minimal pairs so you hear and say these differences from the start.

Japanese Pronunciation Bundle: complete Anki pronunciation deck
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Japanese Pronunciation Bundle

All 4 Japanese pronunciation decks: Hiragana, Katakana, IPA Pronunciation and Minimal Pairs. Learn to read every kana and hear the sound differences that change a word's meaning. View details →

Includes: Hiragana Flashcards · Katakana Flashcards · Japanese IPA Flashcards · Japanese Minimal Pairs Flashcards
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Japanese Hiragana Flashcards

Every Hiragana character with its sound, native audio and a real Japanese word that uses it.

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Japanese Katakana Flashcards

Every Katakana character, the script used for loanwords and names, with audio and example words.

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Japanese IPA Flashcards

Every Japanese sound mapped to its IPA symbol, so you can read the exact pronunciation of any word.

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Japanese Minimal Pairs Flashcards

Word pairs that differ by one sound, such as vowel length or a doubled consonant. Train your ear to catch them.

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Japanese Vocabulary Flashcards

Start your Japanese vocabulary with the most common words that can be learned from a picture, so you link each word straight to its meaning instead of to English.

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Japanese 500 Picture Words

The 500 most common picturable Japanese words, each with kanji, hiragana, romaji, IPA and native audio.

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Why Use Anki Japanese Flashcards?

Anki's Spaced Repetition algorithm is built on Ebbinghaus's Forgetting Curve research. It shows you each flashcard just before you're about to forget it, maximising retention while minimising wasted review time. For Japanese learners, this means you can keep every sound and word you learn with as little as 20 minutes per day.

  • No manual scheduling: Anki determines when you review each card automatically
  • Long-term retention: proven by memory research to outperform traditional study methods
  • Cross-platform: desktop (free), Android (free), iPhone ($25 one-time)
The Forgetting Curve: how Anki builds long-term Japanese retention

Benefits of Pre-made Anki Japanese Flashcards

Creating one high-quality Anki flashcard (with audio, IPA and images) takes up to 3 minutes, and that's before working out where to find reliable Japanese audio and IPA. Our decks are ready to import and use today:

  • Complete multimedia: Japanese audio and IPA on every card
  • A clear order: sounds first, then words
  • Instant start: download, import to Anki, and start learning in under 5 minutes

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