The Genki Japanese textbook series, created by the Japan Times, is the most
widely used Japanese textbook globally, according to a survey
conducted by the Japan Foundation in 2012 [1].
Consisting of two textbooks and various additional resources [2],
the Genki textbook provides a comprehensive
approach to Japanese reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Here we present a series of collections of the kanji introduced in each of the two
textbooks. For each collection, you can
automatically create flashcards to study on your computer or smartphone, download
the kanji details, add them to your Favorites,
or just use them for Quick Study.
You can also study these kanji along with the words introduced in each lesson in
our Textbook Companion for Genki. In the Textbook Companion for Genki you
can:
This collection contains 16 kanji. Please note: the
kanji
in this collection, and flashcards generated here,
use the kanji's standard readings. To use the kanji readings introduced in Genki, and to create
flashcards for vocab used in the Genki lessons, use the Textbook Companion.
Kanshudo flashcards are the best way to study and keep track of what you've studied.
Flashcards use spaced repetition, the most efficient memorization system.
Kanshudo flashcards are free to use, but you need to be logged in to the system.
Please LOG IN or REGISTER to use flashcards.
Wherever you see the green star,
you can tag any kanji, word or grammar point for future reference in your
Favorites list, which is accessible from the main menu.
You can automatically create flashcards from your Favorites,
or use Quick Study to study them any time.
The Kanshudo kanji usefulness rating shows you how useful a kanji is for you to learn.
has a Kanshudo usefulness of , which means it is among the most useful kanji in Japanese.
is one of the 138 kana characters, denoted with a usefulness rating of K. The kana are the most useful characters in Japanese, and we recommend you thoroughly learn all kana before progressing to kanji.
All kanji in our system are rated from 1-8, where 1 is the most useful.
The 2136 Jōyō kanji have usefulness levels from 1 to 5, and are denoted with badges like this:
1
The 138 kana are rated with usefulness K, and have a badge like this:
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Change component list
By default the component builder shows the most common components (themselves joyo kanji, or used in
at least 3 other joyo kanji). Select an alternative set of components below.
Full details of
all components and their English names can be found here.
To find any kanji, first try to identify the components it is made up of.
For any components you recognize, if you know the English meaning or name,
start typing it in the text area. Full details of
all components and their English names can be found here.
Alternatively, count the strokes of the component,
and scan the list to find it visually.
Example
To find the kanji 漢:
Notice that it is made of several components: 氵 艹 口 夫.
氵 艹 口 all have three strokes, so you could look in the list in
the 3 stroke section. 夫 has four strokes.
Alternatively, you could start typing 'water' (氵), 'grass' (艹), 'mouth' (口) or 'husband' (夫)
in the search area, and the components will be highlighted
in yellow.
Keep adding components until you can see your kanji in the list of matches that appears near the top.
