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Free Japanese Flashcards (Online, with Audio)
Flip-card Japanese flashcards with saved progress and device audio. Hiragana, katakana, JLPT N5 words, numbers, and days, free in your browser.
Pick a deck below and start. Tap a card to flip it, use Hear itto play the pronunciation with your device's Japanese voice, then mark whether you remembered it. Cards you miss come back later in the same session. When you return, your saved session resumes and weaker or older cards come first.
Space to flip · 1 or left arrow = Again · 2 or right arrow = Got it
Your progress is stored only in this browser and is never sent to Inku. No account is needed.
The schedule is simple: missed cards return after four cards, and weaker or older cards come first next time.
How to study with Japanese flashcards
Flashcards work because of active recall: pulling an answer out of memory instead of recognizing it in a list. The struggle to remember is exactly what builds the memory. A simple, effective routine:
- Start with one deck. Learn all of hiragana before adding katakana, then move to N5 vocabulary.
- Say it out loud.Use "Hear it," repeat the sound, then check the reading. Linking sound to shape locks it in.
- Be honest with grading. If you hesitated, press Again. Easy passes you did not earn just hide the gaps.
- Review daily. Five short sessions across a week beat one long cram. That spacing is the whole point.
Why spaced repetition matters
This browser tool gives you a simple, visible schedule. Missed cards return after four other cards. It also saves card strength locally so weaker and older cards come first in your next session. A full spaced repetition system also schedules each card across days and weeks, timed to the moment you are about to forget it. That is what the FSRS algorithm does, and why the Inku iPhone app can handle a long-term review calendar for you. For the full method, see spaced repetition explained.
More free Japanese flashcard resources
- Japanese flashcards hub - the full guide, plus every deck and app.
- Kana quiz - type-the-romaji recall drill for hiragana and katakana.
- Hiragana chart and katakana chart - reference grids with audio.
- Best Japanese flashcard apps - how the popular options compare.
Take your flashcards off the browser
This tool is a free taste. The Inku iPhone app adds recorded pronunciation audio, curated JLPT N5 through N1 vocabulary bundles, phrase packs, handwriting practice, and true cross-day spaced repetition that schedules every review for you. Try Inku free for 7 days.