Random Japanese Kana Generator
Japanese kana characters
Generate one random Japanese kana character with its Hepburn romaji reading and script name (e.g. あ — a (Hiragana) or シ — shi (Katakana)). Draws from the 46-character base gojūon syllabary — choose Hiragana, Katakana, or both for a combined 92-character pool. Useful for flashcard-style recognition drills when learning to read Japanese.
Fair random selection
Each result is selected with browser randomness from the active set of kana, every character equally likely. Rangdom uses the Web Crypto API for random generation so the next character is not predictable from previous results. The combined mode draws uniformly across all 92 hiragana and katakana glyphs.
When to use it
Use this generator for kana recognition practice: show yourself a random character and recall its reading, or quiz a student on hiragana and katakana. The base gojūon set covers the 46 sounds each script needs before you move on to voiced kana and digraphs.