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What is Kana Wordle?
Kana Wordle is a free Japanese Wordle for beginners — a daily hiragana word game. Every day there is one 4-kana word to guess in 6 tries. Unlike classic Wordle, you always see an English clue — so the puzzle is about recalling the Japanese word and spelling it correctly in kana, not guessing blind. Each wrong guess still teaches you something about the kana table.
How to play
- Type romaji on a keyboard — ka → か, kya → きゃ, tt → っ, nn → ん — or tap the on-screen kana keyboard.
- Use the ゛゜小 key to cycle the last kana through its variants (か → が, は → ば → ぱ, つ → っ).
- Small kana such as ゃ, ゅ, ょ and っ count as their own tile.
- Press Enter to submit. You have 6 guesses.
Reading the tiles — say the answer is がっこう:
- っ こ green — right kana, right spot.
- た ↔ — the answer here (が) is in the same vowel column.
- い ↕ — the answer here (う) is in the same consonant row.
- か ≈ — right base kana, wrong voicing or size: the answer is が.
- こ yellow — in the word, but not in this spot.
- い ん gray — not in the word.
A dot on a keyboard key means one of its variants (が, っ …) has a known state.
Why it helps you learn
Every guess gives feedback in terms of the gojūon kana table: same row, same column, or same base kana with different voicing. After each game you get a word card with the kanji, romaji, meaning, an example sentence, and pronunciation. Words you miss come back more often in Practice mode, and everything you have played is saved in My words on your device.
FAQ
What do the ≈, ↕ and ↔ marks mean?
≈ means you have the right base kana but the wrong voicing or size — た when the answer has だ, or つ when the answer has っ. ↕ means the answer kana in that spot is in the same consonant row (き when the answer has か). ↔ means it shares the vowel column (ま when the answer has か). Turn these learner hints off in Settings for a purer challenge.
Do I need to know the word already?
No. The clue tells you the meaning; the tiles teach you the spelling. If you do not know the word, guess any 4 kana and use the feedback. Every guess that happens to be a real word shows its meaning too.
Is there a new puzzle every day?
Yes — a new word unlocks at midnight in your time zone. Your streak, stats and word list are stored on this device only. Practice and Easy modes are unlimited.
What is hard mode?
Settings → Hide clue. You will not see the English meaning until the game ends, and your share result is marked (hard).
New to hiragana? Start with the hiragana guide or the interactive kana lessons.