Online kanji game

To help you write kanji correctly, all our kanji animations are hand-written in the style experienced in common, daily use — with a regular pen, not a calligraphic brush or generated by a computer. The model animations can be paused and reviewed at any point, stroke by stroke, via their stroke order diagrams or by using the animation playback controls.

Learn how a radical lends meaning to its kanji. Next to each kanji you will find vivid mnemonic hints carefully crafted to help you associate the components of a kanji to its meaning. Examples of common compound words and their translations. See and hear how the kanji you are learning are used in context in up to twelve carefully selected example words, together with audio clips of their pronunciations by native male and female speakers. Compare the hand-written kanji animations to model kanji typefaces in several characteristic and widely used Japanese styles: Kyokashotai , Mincho , Gothic, and Maru.

You can also view each kanji in the historical Tensho script , the calligraphic Gyosho script , the decorative, Endo-period Kanteiryu script, and in Suzumushi , a playful, award-winning contemporary typeface. Kanji alive is very easy to use. Any of these resources can be used to learn how to use Kanji alive. Japanese language instructors may also wish to read our Notes for Instructors which explain our pedagogic principles and design decisions.

Finally, especially for beginners, we have prepared two online resources which cover the history of kanji , stroke order basics, and radicals. These are the Introduction to Kanji and the traditional kanji radicals and their variants. We encourage anyone who has just begun to study kanji to review these documents carefully before using Kanji alive in earnest.

Thank you for your interest in Kanji alive! Word Match Match words with their correct meanings. Sentence Builder Drag words to build sentences.

Sentence Complete Drag kanji to their correct places to complete sentences. Answer Type Type the readings of words to build your vocabulary. Grammar Match Identify the correct inflection for each sentence. Who said learning shouldn't be fun? There's plenty of scientific evidence to show that games speed up learning and improve retention. Have fun with a game to kickstart your studies!

Here we provide an overview of all the games and exercises on Kanshudo, and how to access them. Some can be played directly via the PLAY menu, and some are accessible as part of lessons etc. You can also just follow the study recommendations on your Dashboard , which will direct you to different games automatically.

Some of the games listed here also appear in the Study Index. Kanji Challenge Kanji Challenge is an extremely effective and focused way to study an individual kanji along with its most useful words and readings, through a series of focused exercises, including most of the other games listed here. Kanshudo Boost Kanshudo Boost generates a series of games and exercises to help you learn any set of material - flashcards , a collection , lesson content etc.

Boost is one of the most fun and effective ways to study as it provides constant variety. Quick Study Quick Study is like 'flashcards without consequences'! It's a great way to quickly identify words and kanji you don't know. Kanji Builder is a fantastic way to cement a kanji in your mind visually, unlike any other approach to learning kanji. It's very challenging, but addictive! Kanji Draw Kanji Draw is probably the hardest of our kanji games: try to draw a kanji from memory!

Don't worry - there are plenty of hints if you get stuck. Kanji Quiz Practice our kanji quiz, then when you are ready, score your kanji ability with the full quiz. Practice the quiz Take the full quiz.

Learn a kanji along with the key words for each of its readings in this fun and engaging game. Kanji Pop Our newest and most 'fun' kanji game - pop kanji that fit the clues! Currently in beta testing. Please contact support if you'd like to be part of the testing team. Random Kanji View a kanji selected randomly from the entire Kanshudo database! Choose words with a usefulness level to match your current knowledge.

A fun and effective way to increase your Japanese vocabulary! Sentence Complete Drag kanji onto the blanks to complete sentences. Choose sentences to suit your study level based on the usefulness level of the words they contain. A fantastic way to increase your Japanese vocabulary! Sentence Builder Build sentences by choosing words in the correct order.

A great way to develop your knowledge of Japanese word order and grammar while simultaneously building vocabulary. Sentence Builder is available as part of the Beginner and Intermediate lessons, and as a standalone game accessible from the PLAY menu. Word Quiz Take our word quiz to build or test your vocabulary. Kana Cross Our most ambitious game yet, Kana Cross is the most addictive way we've found to test and expand your vocabulary. It is available as part of Challenges and as one of the games available for the Joy o' Kanji essays.

Answer Type Answer Type is a great way to test your ability to recall the reading of kanji by spelling out words. It is also available as part of Challenges and Boost , and can also be applied as a mode for Flashcards. Grammar Match Identify the correct inflection for the supplied sentence. This game is a fun way to prepare for one of the most common question types in the JLPT.

Inflection Builder A unique feature of Japanese is the ability to apply multiple grammatical constructions in sequence to the same word, which can be challenging to understand. This wonderful game makes it simple to practice combining inflections together! Information and help. To view mastery data, you must be logged in to Kanshudo. Kanshudo tracks your mastery knowledge of every kanji, word and grammar point in Japanese individually.

In item searches Kanji search , Word search and Grammar search , you will see a small circle with a number from 0 - 4 next to each item, where zero means 'no mastery' and 4 means 'absolute mastery'. A summary of your mastery data is displayed in your Kanji , Word and Grammar mastery wheels. The Kanshudo kanji usefulness rating shows you how useful a kanji is for you to learn.