About NihongAY

NihongAY is a free kana quiz tool for anyone learning Japanese. Practice hiragana and katakana with interactive drills—no account required, everything runs in your browser.

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What is NihongAY

Japanese uses two phonetic scripts—hiragana and katakana—that form the foundation of reading. Mastering them takes focused, repeatable practice. NihongAY is built for that: quick drills and quizzes so you can reinforce kana until they stick.

You choose which kana to practice and which game mode to use. Your selection and preferences are stored locally in your browser, so you can pick up where you left off without signing in.

Features

Choose your kana

Select hiragana and/or katakana by row (e.g. a-i-u-e-o, ka-ki-ku-ke-ko) so you can focus on specific sets.

Multiple game modes

Four modes: multiple-choice (one or three options) and type-the-romaji (one or three options) for recognition and recall.

Instant feedback

Each answer is checked immediately with mistake tracking so you can see what to review.

No account, no sign-up

Use the app without creating an account; everything runs in your browser.

Preferences saved locally

Your kana selection and game mode are stored in your browser so they persist between sessions.

Game modes

  • Multiple choice (single) — One correct answer among options.
  • Multiple choice (3) — Three choices per question.
  • Type romaji (single) — Type the romaji for the shown kana.
  • Type romaji (3) — Type with three suggested answers.

No account required · Everything runs in your browser. No data is sent to any server; your selection and theme are stored only on your device (localStorage).