GAGIGUGEGO Hiragana Flashcards — Printable, Front and Back

Free Printable Hiragana Flashcards for Beginners

These GAGIGUGEGO hiragana flashcards drill the G row — the first of the dakuten rows. Dakuten (the two tick marks ゛) sit at the upper right of an existing kana and voice the consonant: か (ka) becomes が (ga), き (ki) becomes ぎ (gi), and so on. Once you know the K row, the G row is a free upgrade.

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 G row unlocks essential vocabulary you'll encounter from day one — 学校 (gakkou, school), 元気 (genki, healthy/energetic), 午後 (gogo, afternoon), and the polite prefix お〜/ご〜 that softens nouns (ご飯, gohan, "rice/meal").

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 the G row matters

The G row is your first dakuten row — and it's a free upgrade. Every shape is identical to the K row; only the two tick marks ゛ at the upper right change. が is the subject-marker particle, one of the most-used particles in spoken Japanese (これがいい, "this one is good"). ご appears as a polite prefix on nouns (ご飯 gohan "meal", ご家族 gokazoku "your family"). げんき (元気, "healthy/energetic") is in every greeting (お元気ですか?). Note the pronunciation drift: at the start of a word, が-row consonants are crisp /g/; mid-word, they sometimes soften toward a nasal /ŋ/ (like the ng in "singer") in formal/regional speech.

Keep practising

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

• Interactive がぎぐげご 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.