MYAMYUMYO Hiragana Flashcards — Printable, Front and Back

Free Printable Hiragana Flashcards for Beginners

These MYAMYUMYO hiragana flashcards drill the sixth set of yōon combined kana — み plus a small ゃ, ゅ, or ょ. Like all yōon, these form a single syllable (mya, myu, myo). The MY group is among the rarest in everyday Japanese; you'll see it mostly in loanwords (ミュージック, music) and a small set of Sino-Japanese compounds (苗字 family name).

You get double-sided flashcards printed on letter-size paper (8.5 × 11 inches). The front of each card shows the Japanese word in hiragana; the back shows the English meaning plus the romaji reading. The MY combined kana unlock 苗字 (myouji, 'family name / surname'), 妙 (myou, 'strange / curious'), 寿命 (jumyou, 'life span'), and loanword sounds like ミュージック (music) and ミュージカル (musical).

What's on each card?

• Front: the Japanese word written in large hiragana, with the romaji pronunciation below.
• Back: the English meaning, mirrored so it lines up with the front when you print double-sided.
• Subtle StudyHiragana.com watermark on each card so the deck stays branded after cutting.

How to print and assemble

• Click the Print button above (or press Ctrl/Cmd + P).
• Choose two-sided printing and flip on the long edge — this keeps front and back aligned.
• Use standard 8.5" × 11" letter paper. Card stock works too if you want sturdier cards.
• Cut along the dashed lines to separate the six cards on each sheet.
• Optional: laminate the cards for longer life.

How to study with hiragana flashcards

The point of beginner hiragana flashcards isn't just memorising characters — it's connecting them to real vocabulary the moment you learn them. Use the deck this way:

• Hold a card so only the front (hiragana) is visible. Read it aloud and try to recall the meaning.
• Flip the card to check. If you got it right, set it in a "knew it" pile; if not, return it to the deck.
• Shuffle and repeat until the "didn't know it" pile is empty.
• Switch directions: look at the English meaning and try to recall the hiragana spelling. This is harder but builds active recall.

Why MY combined kana matter

The MY yōon group is one of the smallest in everyday use — but learning it completes your coverage of every palatalized M-row syllable. みゃ almost never appears in native Japanese; the few examples are proper nouns and loanwords (ミャンマー, myanmaa, "Myanmar"; キャミソール, kyamisooru, "camisole" — which uses CH but rhymes). みゅ shows up almost exclusively in loanwords — ミュージック (myuujikku, "music"), ミュージカル (myuujikaru, "musical"), ミュート (myuuto, "mute"). みょ is the most useful of the three: 苗字 (myouji, "family name / surname") is a JLPT N5 word you'll encounter on every introduction form, and 妙 (myou, "strange / curious / mysterious") appears in 微妙 (bimyou, "subtle / delicate / iffy") — one of the most-used modern slang adjectives.

Keep practising

After you've mastered these MYAMYUMYO flashcards, deepen your hiragana skills with our other free tools:

• Interactive みゃみゅみょ guide — pronunciation, stroke order, and a writing canvas to practice each character.
• Printable hiragana flashcards by character — single-character flashcard sheets for each row of the chart.
• Full hiragana chart — all 46 basic hiragana characters at a glance.
• StudyHiragana.com home — interactive practice with stroke order, recall games, and spaced repetition.