Hiragana and katakana quiz
Pick the rows you're learning, then name each kana as it comes up. Anything you miss comes back a few cards later. Start with the basic hiragana, add rows as they stick, then do the same with katakana. No account needed. New to kana? The guide's kana chapter has the charts and how to learn them.
Questions
Which romaji spellings work?
Hepburn, the one most textbooks use (shi, chi, tsu, fu, ja), and the Kunrei spellings you'd type on a Japanese keyboard (si, ti, tu, hu, zya). を is o or wo, and ん is n or nn.
What happens when I get one wrong?
You see the answer, and the kana comes back a few cards later in the same round. At the end you can drill only the ones you missed.
How long does it take to learn kana?
Most people can read all of hiragana after a few days to a week, and katakana takes about as long again. Don't wait for perfect recall before you start reading: the slow ones become automatic from seeing them in real text.
Should I learn to write them too?
For reading, recognising kana is what you need, and it's much quicker than learning to write them from memory. Writing helps some people remember the shapes, so do it if you enjoy it.
More practice
Verbs and adjectives in 26 forms, from 食べない to 食べさせられる. Type in romaji or kana and get the rule when you miss.
Read a short passage at your level and get your speed in characters an hour, and what that means for novels.