Vowels
あ・い・う・え・お
a · i · u · e · o
The spine of Japanese sound order.
Sound Rows
Master the rhythm of Japanese: あいうえお, かきくけこ, さしすせそ.
Japanese kana is not random. It moves in rows. Learn the rhythm, fill the missing sound, choose the correct row, and build the reflex that makes kana easier to remember.
Say each row out loud. Sound rows work best as rhythm: あ・い・う・え・お.
Sound rule: Japanese rows are memory rails. Learn the row and the character becomes easier to place.
Score: 0
Streak: 0
Round: 1/20
Time: 75s
Fill the missing sound
Which sound is missing?
Choose the correct answer. Say the full row out loud.
Round complete
Your Sound Rows score
0
Good start. Play again and say each row out loud.
Study after playing
The first sound rows
These rows form the rhythm of beginner Japanese. Learn them aloud before worrying about speed.
あa
いi
うu
えe
おo
かka
きki
くku
けke
こko
さsa
しshi
すsu
せse
そso
たta
ちchi
つtsu
てte
とto
なna
にni
ぬnu
ねne
のno
Why rows matter
Rows make kana organized instead of frightening.
K row
か・き・く・け・こ
ka · ki · ku · ke · ko
Same vowel order, new consonant.
S row
さ・し・す・せ・そ
sa · shi · su · se · so
Notice that し is shi, not si.
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Sound Rows teaches order and rhythm. Hiragana Match turns that rhythm into quick character recognition.