Our comprehensive guide to Kanshudo, covering all key features of the system. Start here if you want to understand how Kanshudo works and how to get the best out of it.

This guide introduces the core concepts of Kanshudo: the Dashboard, Study Sessions, and your Japanese Mastery Level.

Designed for absolute beginners of Japanese, this guide provides the key information necessary to start learning Japanese, as well as comprehensive help for Kanshudo's Beginner Lesson series.

In this guide you'll learn the standard strokes used to draw all Japanese kanji, how to determine the stroke order for a kanji, the differences between printed and handwritten forms of kanji and more! In addition there are plenty of links to our kanji drawing practice tool so you can perfect your own writing style.

Correctly accenting Japanese words when you speak is essential for sounding like a native speaker, and in some situations essential for communication. In this guide, we'll introduce you to the way accents work in Japanese, help you understand how to determine the correct accents of words and sentences, show you some commonly confused word groups, and show you how to look up accents in Kanshudo and Japanese dictionaries.

The Kanji Wheel, one of the components of your Japanese Mastery, is a completely unique way to visualize your entire kanji knowledge, and intelligently focus your Japanese studies.

The Kanshudo Kanji Challenge uses a combination of learning games and tests to teach you kanji and words in the most effective way possible.

If you are just starting out with your Japanese studies, learning hiragana is one of the most useful first steps you can take. Our comprehensive guide shows you the characters, associated terminology, and will give you some insight into the history. You can also test yourself, practice drawing, and study flashcards.

Our comprehensive guide to the second syllabary in Japanese, katakana, shows you the characters, associated terminology, and will give you some insight into the history. You can also test yourself, practice drawing, and study flashcards.

This guide introduces the Kanshudo Reading Corner, where you can read a selection of graded texts, fully annotated and linked to kanji and words for easy study. Plus, you can read about our partnership with Satori Reader, the leading online reading-focused Japanese site, and find out how to synchronize your kanji mastery data to customize your Satori Reader experience.