The Kanshudo Blog
New Core Collections
We're excited to announce a new set of kanji collections on Kanshudo: our 'core' collections. We've collected and organized full sets of:
- Kyōiku (the 1006 kanji taught in Japanese school grades 1-6, organized by the grade in which they're taught)
- Secondary (the additional 1130 kanji taught in middle & high school)
- Jōyō (the full set of 2136 'daily use' kanji - the Kyōiku + Secondary)
- Jinmeiyō (the additional 862 kanji allowed for use in Japanese names)
- JLPT (the Jōyō kanji organized by the 5 levels of the JLPT)
- Jōyō added in 2010 (helpful for anyone who began studying kanji before that!)
- Kyōiku to be added in 2020 (get a head start!)
Kanji in most sets are organized by frequency, so you can study the most useful first. For the first time ever, the Jinmeiyō kanji have been ordered by actual frequency of use in Japanese names - so if you have mastered the Jōyō and are ready for the next challenge (such as the Kanji Kentei), you can prioritize your work effectively.
For each collection, we have introduced several standardized study features:
- Quick Study - jump right in and study a set
- Create Flashcards - create cards for organized ongoing study
- View my Mastery - a new feature: view your mastery for all kanji in the collection in one easy place!
- Download - download kanji data in tabular format for export to another flashcard program such as Anki
Study the Kanshudo Collections now!
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