Kanji Learning Mistakes Every Beginner Should Avoid
If you have ever looked at a kanji study plan and thought, “Cool, this seems deeply unreasonable,” congratulations. You are…
Kanji Stroke Order: The Beginner-Friendly Rules That Make It Way Less Random
Kanji Stroke Order is one of those topics that sounds either painfully technical or weirdly old-fashioned until you actually need…
7 Ways to Learn Kanji: Which Study Method Is Best for You?
There are a lot of ways to learn kanji, and that is both helpful and deeply annoying. Helpful, because you…
How to Use a Kanji Dictionary to Look Up Unknown Characters
A beginner-friendly guide to radical search, stroke count, reading lookup, and drawing input. Figure 1. Four ways to rescue yourself…
The 100 Common Kanji Radicals (With Meanings and Examples)
With meanings, examples, and the handful you’ll keep seeing everywhere. Once you learn The 100 Common Kanji Radicals, it becomes…
Learn Kanji the Smart Way: A Beginner-Friendly Guide
Kanji has a reputation problem. People talk about it like it is a giant wall waiting to ruin your motivation,…
Onyomi and Kunyomi: What’s the Difference?
Onyomi vs Kunyomi: What’s the Difference? You start learning kanji and, for a glorious five minutes, everything feels under control.…
Kanji Radicals Explained: The Easiest Way to Remember Kanji
Kanji Radicals: The Easiest Way to Remember Kanji Kanji radicals are one of those things that sound scary until somebody…
Kanji for Beginners
What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Start Without Panic If you are brand new to Japanese, kanji…
Japanese Alphabet for Beginner
The “Why Does This Look Like Three Languages in a Trench Coat?” Guide Learn Hiragana, Katakana, and beginner Kanji the…