What this page covers: how to make and print the sheets, the romaji on them, kanji by grade and genkouyoushi. Also three common questions and how your settings are stored.
How to make and print the sheets
Choose Kana tracing, Kanji practice or Genkouyoushi & grids.
For kana, pick hiragana or katakana, then kana rows or your own words. For kanji, pick a grade.
Under "Name, date and paper", choose A4 or US Letter.
Press Print / Save as PDF and print at 100% (actual size).
Each row of a kana sheet has one model character, gray copies to trace and empty squares.
Kanji practice sheets by grade
The kanji come from Japan's official list of kanji for each elementary school grade (学年別漢字配当表, published in 2017, in use from the 2020 school year). It has 1,026 kanji across grades 1 to 6.
Each row has one model kanji, gray copies to trace and empty squares. Take the kanji in list order, in random order without repeats, or choose your own. When you choose, kanji from a higher grade or not on the list are removed.
The sheets show characters only. Readings (on'yomi and kun'yomi), meanings and stroke order are not included, so use a textbook or dictionary alongside them.
Romaji on the sheets (Hepburn)
Romaji follow Hepburn romanization: し shi, ち chi, つ tsu, ふ fu, じ・ぢ ji, ず・づ zu and ん n. を is written o.
Small kana such as ゃ and っ have no label, because they are read with the kana before them (きゃ kya). Romaji appear on kana rows only, not on your own words.
Romaji chart (hiragana, katakana)
あ ア a
い イ i
う ウ u
え エ e
お オ o
か カ ka
き キ ki
く ク ku
け ケ ke
こ コ ko
さ サ sa
し シ shi
す ス su
せ セ se
そ ソ so
た タ ta
ち チ chi
つ ツ tsu
て テ te
と ト to
な ナ na
に ニ ni
ぬ ヌ nu
ね ネ ne
の ノ no
は ハ ha
ひ ヒ hi
ふ フ fu
へ ヘ he
ほ ホ ho
ま マ ma
み ミ mi
む ム mu
め メ me
も モ mo
や ヤ ya
ゆ ユ yu
よ ヨ yo
ら ラ ra
り リ ri
る ル ru
れ レ re
ろ ロ ro
わ ワ wa
を ヲ o
ん ン n
が ガ ga
ぎ ギ gi
ぐ グ gu
げ ゲ ge
ご ゴ go
ざ ザ za
じ ジ ji
ず ズ zu
ぜ ゼ ze
ぞ ゾ zo
だ ダ da
ぢ ヂ ji
づ ヅ zu
で デ de
ど ド do
ば バ ba
び ビ bi
ぶ ブ bu
べ ベ be
ぼ ボ bo
ぱ パ pa
ぴ ピ pi
ぷ プ pu
ぺ ペ pe
ぽ ポ po
Genkouyoushi and handwriting practice grids
Genkouyoushi (原稿用紙) is Japanese manuscript paper. The most common kind has 400 squares, 20 × 20, and comes in vertical and horizontal versions.
The 400-square sheets here fit on one page, so on A4 the squares are about 7 mm (vertical) or 9 mm (horizontal). For bigger squares, use the practice grid: 10 to 20 mm, with optional dotted cross guides.
Frequently asked questions
Can I make hiragana practice sheets with my own name or words?
Yes. Choose Your own words and type kana, such as さくら. Each word gets a line with the model and tracing copies, a tracing line and an empty line.
Can I print these katakana practice sheets for my class?
Yes. You can print and hand them out at home, at school or in a language class for free. You do not need to ask.
Which handwriting style do the tracing characters use?
A Japanese textbook-style font if your device has one, otherwise Klee One. Some stroke endings may differ slightly from textbooks, and stroke order is not shown.
Notes and your data
Settings are saved only in this browser (localStorage, keys gakushu-print_en_settings and gakushu-print_en_presets) and never sent anywhere.
A share link contains your settings and words after the "#"; the name is included only if you tick it.
Untick the credit line to print sheets without it.
Font and license
The fallback font is Klee One by Fontworks, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. It loads from this site only when your device has no textbook-style font.