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Posted: 2024-07-01,
Tags:
joy-o-kanji
kanji
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One of the best things about learning kanji is seeing how the Japanese take symbols for objects (from eyebrows to bubbles in this selection) and spin off rich idioms. We find plenty of that in these four bundles, as well as fanciful beliefs about how weather works. A fourth bundle presents intriguing connections between smells and behavior, as well as fascinating relationships among the kanji in that bundle.
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Scents and Sensibility
香 臭 嗅 匂
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Reading the Face
唇 顎 眉 頬
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The Inevitable Storm
嵐 稲 梅 雷
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A Taste of Transience
浮 泡 夢 露
![](https://d3mn0rm7t2z33v.cloudfront.net/images/jokbundles/JoyOKanji%20TB0034.jpg)
Posted: 2024-06-28,
Tags:
ai
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We are delighted to announce that we are increasing the number of AI credits included in all 2024 pricing plans! Prices are staying the same - you just get more value from Kanshudo!
Kanshudo monthly and annual subscriptions (with or without Joy o' Kanji essays) will now include 50 credits per month. AI monthly and annual subscriptions will now include 500 credits per month. The additional credits will be applied to your subscription automatically at the beginning of the month (if you are on an annual plan) or when your next payment is made (if you're on a monthly plan).
AI credits can be used for AI Sentence Correct - type or speak a Japanese sentence, and Kanshudo will correct any mistakes, supply alternatives with a similar meaning, and provide other commentary. Sentence Correct is a fantastic way to develop confidence in your Japanese, as well as to ensure important communications are error free. For more information read the blog post.
Additionally, AI credits can be applied to a series of new AI features we are working on. One of the first is a fantastic new way to learn Japanese grammar - we'll be saying more about this exciting new idea very soon.
If you run out of AI credits in a month, you can purchase more - we've now added the ability to purchase a block of 500 credits. Just go to the AI credits section in your account page - here's a direct link.
Posted: 2024-05-30,
Tags:
joy-o-kanji
kanji
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When multiple kanji represent a concept, how do you know which one to use at any given time? Two of these bundles showcase characters with similar meanings, illuminating not only the overlaps but also the key differences. A third bundle presents kanji with the "rain" radical (雨); the eye easily confuses them, though the meanings are distinct. The last bundle consists of body part kanji, again with a shared radical (月) but also with comparable cultural significance.
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Central Parts
軸 髄 枢 芯
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Pleasure and Leisure
悦 暇 娯 愉
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Droplets of Moisture
霜 曇 霧 露
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Limbs and Joints
肩 肢 膝 肘
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Posted: 2024-05-24,
Tags:
topics
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We hope you are all enjoying our latest AI feature, AI Sentence Correct! We have some enhancements for Sentence Correct coming soon, as well as another exciting new AI feature.
In the meantime, we've been steadily adding Topic Lessons, with 14 new lessons covering a range of ability levels, and including new games, quizzes, reading and listening material:
Numbers 1 to 100
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BEGINNER
Question Words - 1
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BEGINNER
Time and Schedules
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BEGINNER
Musical Instruments -
がっき
楽器
NEW!
UPPER BEGINNER
The Weather - Small Talk 1
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UPPER BEGINNER
Transportation
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UPPER BEGINNER
‘Hot’ and ‘Cold’ – Differentiating between the Different Words
NEW!
INTERMEDIATE
End-of-Year Customs -
ねんまつ
年末
ねんし
年始
のしゅうかん
習慣
NEW!
INTERMEDIATE
How to Use Local Buses in Japan
NEW!
INTERMEDIATE
Small Talk
NEW!
INTERMEDIATE
あし - (A Fable)
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INTERMEDIATE
New Year's Eve Soba -
としこ
年越
しそば
NEW!
UPPER INTERMEDIATE
New Year's Eve -
おおみそか
大晦日
NEW!
UPPER INTERMEDIATE
The Glow of Fireflies -
ほたる
蛍
のひかり
光
NEW!
UPPER INTERMEDIATE
Posted: 2024-05-02,
Tags:
joy-o-kanji
kanji
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Thematic Bundles help you see differently! See the world from mountaintops! See time sliced up in unexpected ways! See through the soft haze of alcohol! See pottery in a whole new way! And see how to hang in there when life requires great tenacity. Learn the joy of wandering on a whim and the satisfaction of crossing rivers when you come to them. Find out how to move at different speeds. Most of all, see how characters connect in ways that you might otherwise miss.
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Lofty Views
岳 峠 峰 麓
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Concepts of Time
旬 昔 暦 頃
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Do or Die
執 遂 徹 粘
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Booze 101
酵 醸 酔 酎
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Rate of Change
徐 漸 頓 勃
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Pottery Is Paramount
皿 陶 鉢 丼
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Following Whims
随 漂 浮 浪
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Crossing Waterways
越 沖 渡 遡
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Thematic Bundles are available for purchase at the discounted price of $8. (Four essays would normally cost $12.) You can also access bundles with essay credits, which are allocated as part of joint Kanshudo + Joy o' Kanji subscriptions.
Joy o' Kanji essays are a great way to deepen your insight into specific kanji, and bundles will introduce you to new connections and more profound meanings. Try a Thematic Bundle today!
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