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漢字スカラー
かなチャレンジ Kana challenge
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Kanji Scholar teaches all 2,136 Jōyō kanji by writing them. New to kanji? Start from the beginning. Already know some? The placement test starts easy and adapts to your level. Readings are written in kana, so if you can't read hiragana and katakana yet, learn those first. Kana and the 80 Grade 1 kanji are free.
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字体 Script forms
Oldest and most formal first, to everyday handwriting. Tap one to practise over it.
Kanji Scholar について About
Daily practice for the 2,136 Jōyō kanji. Write each kanji from memory; every stroke is checked in order, and spaced-repetition ensures you don't forget it.
Scores
Every kanji you write scores out of 10. You lose 1.5 for each stroke you have to redo, 2 for each hint, up to 2 if the shape is loose, and if you peek at the answer you will only score a maximum of 2.
- 完璧！ Perfect: clean, neat, from memory
- よくできました Great: a slip or a loose stroke
- まあまあ Not bad: several slips or a hint; it comes back sooner
- がんばろう Keep at it: shown the answer; you'll revisit this in a minute.
Credits
- Stroke data: KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Meanings, readings and school grades: KANJIDIC2 © Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, used in accordance with the EDRDG licence
- JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller's JLPT Resources, CC BY, via kanji-data (MIT)
- Interface fonts: M PLUS Rounded 1c and DotGothic16, SIL Open Font License
- Ancient script forms: Wikimedia Commons Ancient Chinese Characters Project, public domain
- Brush and print forms, from glyph outlines of SIL OFL fonts: Yuji Syuku (Kinuta Font Factory), Klee One (Fontworks), Zhi Mang Xing, Liu Jian Mao Cao, Zen Kurenaido, BIZ UDMincho (Morisawa)
- Character variants: Unicode Unihan database
- Official readings by school stage: 「音訓の小・中・高等学校段階別割り振り表」（文部科学省）を加工して作成
- “Most common first” order: kanji-frequency by scriptin (news, Wikipedia and Aozora Bunko), CC BY 4.0
- 3D logo: Three.js, MIT licence
- Music: “Kanji Scholar” theme, © Unseen Forms Ltd
- Sound effects from Spelling Garden, © Unseen Forms Ltd
The kanji data in this app is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Full licences and notices.
© 2026 Unseen Forms Ltd. All rights reserved, except the openly licensed data above, which remains under its own licence.
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学習 Learning
実力テスト Retake placement testかな Hiragana & Katakana
A separate deck: kana practice doesn't count towards your kanji.
読み方 Readings
What are on'yomi and kun'yomi?
On'yomi (音) came from Chinese and are mostly used in compound words, like 生活 (セイカツ, life). Kun'yomi (訓) are native Japanese, used when the kanji stands alone or with kana, like 生きる (いきる, to live). “Everyday” shows the readings schools teach first; “All official” adds the rarer ones, marked 中 (middle school) or 高 (high school).
音 Sound
Getting a better voice
Voices come from your device. On a Mac, add better ones under System Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content (try Kyoko Enhanced), or use Chrome for its Google voice. Tap any reading to hear it.
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