Japanese Kanji vs Simplified and Traditional Chinese: Where Chinese Speakers Hesitate
Some Japanese kanji match traditional Chinese, some match simplified, and some match neither. A guide for Chinese speakers, based on the official tables.
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StudyX Devlog: KanjiN
StudyX Devlog articles tagged "KanjiN".
Make a Drill of Only the Kanji You Miss with KanjiN's My Data
How to use My Data in KanjiN to drill only the kanji you keep missing: make a folder, add a sentence, answer kanji and reading, then pick the folder.
Same Reading, Different Kanji: 会う and 合う, 計る, 測る and 量る
How to choose between kanji with the same reading: 会う, 合う and 遭う, 計る, 測る and 量る, 以外 and 意外. Examples from a Japanese government report, with clues.
One Month to the December JLPT: How to Review Your Kanji
The JLPT is on December 6, 2026. A four-week kanji review plan, the reading mistakes learners make most, and how much time to give kanji each day.
How Kanji Were Made: Pictographs, Indicatives, Compounds and Phonetic-Semantic Kanji
The four ways kanji were formed, from the Shuowen Jiezi's six categories: pictographs, indicatives, compounds and phonetic-semantic kanji, with examples.
How Many Kanji for Each JLPT Level, and Why Write Them by Hand
The JLPT has published no official kanji lists since 2010. Where the usual counts for N5 to N1 come from, how to read them, and why writing kanji helps.
Similar-Looking Kanji Learners Mix Up: 未 and 末, 問 and 間
未 and 末, 土 and 士, 人 and 入, 問, 間 and 聞, 待, 持 and 時. Kanji pairs learners often confuse, what to look at to tell them apart, and how to practise.
How to Count Kanji Strokes: The Parts Learners Often Miscount
A kanji's stroke count is the number of strokes in its stroke order. Why bent lines count as one, and the parts learners miscount, such as 辶, 阝, 弓 and 区.
Learning Kanji by Radicals: Hen, Tsukuri, Kanmuri and the Other Positions
How Japanese learners can use radicals to remember kanji: the seven positions a radical takes, common radicals with examples, and why names vary.
On'yomi and Kun'yomi: The Difference and How to Tell Them Apart
On'yomi and kun'yomi for learners of Japanese: where each reading comes from, rules of thumb for telling them apart, and the exceptions to watch for.
Practical Tips for KanjiN: How to Keep a Daily Kanji Drill Going
Tips for a daily KanjiN habit: set your level with the Skill Check, build a routine from the free drill and challenge, start at 10 questions, and review.
Kanji Stroke Order Rules: Top to Bottom, Left to Right, and the Exceptions
Japanese schools base kanji stroke order on a 1958 Ministry of Education guide. Its two basic rules, eight principles, and exceptions like 右, 左, 区 and 世.
Who Is KanjiN For?
Who KanjiN suits, from school children and parents to Kanken candidates at levels 10 to 5 and JLPT learners up to N3, and who should look elsewhere.
Getting Started with KanjiN: Your First Handwritten Kanji Drill
New to KanjiN? Check your level with the Skill Check, try Today's Drill, pick a grade, Kanken or JLPT level, and add your own questions in My Data.
KanjiN vs Other Ways to Practice Kanji
School drill books, Kanken workbooks, free stroke-order pages, or apps like Kanji Study. What each does well, and where KanjiN fits for handwritten kanji.