Getting started
- To get started studying or check your Japanese Mastery Level, visit your Dashboard
- To learn how to get the most out of Kanshudo, see How to use Kanshudo
- Visualize your progress on your Mastery map
- Check your Kanji mastery, Word mastery, or Grammar mastery
- To search any of the dictionaries or the Kanshudo site, click the Quick Search icon on any page - or click here
Navigation and help
- For a quick introduction to Kanshudo's key features, browse the Tour
- For more detail on all key features, see the how-to guide, How to use Kanshudo
- To find a specific page or feature, use Site search or the quick access Visual feature index
- Key features are accessible from the top menu of every page, which is organized by purpose: MASTERY (progress tracking), STUDY (lessons, flashcards etc), PLAY (learning games), and SEARCH
- The bottom menu on every page provides more comprehensive links organized by content theme: INFORMATION, KANJI & KANA, WORDS, GRAMMAR, ACCOUNT, and SEARCH
- Search index - an overview of all key ways to search Kanshudo UPDATED
- Study index - links to all the key study systems UPDATED
- Play index - an overview of games and exercises UPDATED
- FAQ - for answers to any other questions
- Support / contact - for help with any problems or inquiries
- To get back to this index, use the Site index link in the INFORMATION AND HELP section in the menu at the bottom of any page
Social media and community
- Blog - check the Kanshudo blog for news and updates
- Facebook ⇗ - our Facebook home: please like us!
- Twitter ⇗ - our Twitter home
- LinkedIn ⇗ - our LinkedIn home
- Testimonials - some user feedback on Kanshudo
How-to guides
- How-to guides index
- How to use Kanshudo NEW
- Your Kanshudo Japanese Mastery Level NEW
- Getting started learning Japanese with Kanshudo
- How to use the Kanji Wheel
- Kanshudo Challenge: the most effective way to learn kanji and words
- How to master the kanji
- How to prioritize Japanese words to study
- Kanshudo's complete guide to writing Japanese
- How to use the component builder to look up kanji
- How to use spaced repetition flashcards
- How to create flashcards
- Tips for using flashcards to learn kanji NEW
- Read real Japanese with Kanshudo and Satori Reader
About Japanese
- Kanji introduction - an introduction to Japanese kanji
- How to master the kanji - our comprehensive step-by-step guide to studying and mastering Japanese kanji
- Components and radicals - an introduction to components and radicals, the core kanji building blocks
- Mnemonics and cascading kanji - an introduction to two core concepts in Kanshudo's kanji teaching method: mnemonics, and the 'cascading kanji' visualization of connected kanji
- Hiragana - an introduction to hiragana, one of the two key Japanese syllabaries
- Katakana - an introduction to katakana, the second key Japanese syllabary
- Grammar library - a comprehensive reference grammar of Japanese
- Inflection Showcase - a quick and handy guide to inflections and conjugations for different parts of speech
- Points of interest - a collection of interesting articles on Japanese language, grammar, and culture
- Collections - collections of kanji, words and names organized in various ways for easy reference
- General interest articles on learning Japanese - a series of articles on different aspects of learning Japanese
Search
- Search index - an overview of all key ways to search Kanshudo
- Sentence translate - English translations of Japanese sentences, with word and kanji details
- Multi-word search - automatic search for lists of words at once
- Search for kanji:
- by kanji (or Japanese word) - enter one or more kanji or Japanese words to search for
- using the Component Builder (部) - enter kanji you don't know quickly
- by word - enter a Japanese word, and Kanshudo will try various searches to find suitable matches
- by meaning / reading - enter one or more words that appear in a kanji's (English) meaning or (Japanese) reading
- by component - use the grid or just paste one or more components to find all kanji using them
- by mnemonic - enter one or more (English) words that appear in a kanji's mnemonic
- by reference - search for kanji that refer back to a kanji
- Name search - search for Japanese names in English or Japanese
- Example search - search for English / Japanese bilingual example sentences
- Grammar search - search for Japanese grammar and grammatical constructions
- Search index - more detailed explanations of each of the ways to search Kanshudo, with examples
- Search history - view your recent kanji and word searches
Kanshudo Kanji Challenge
- New Challenge - take a new Challenge
- Challenge introduction - Challenges home page, with more information on options and settings
- Challenge status - view Challenge status for all kanji in your current study set
- Challenge history - all Challenges you have attempted and completed
- Choose a study set - choose a specific set of kanji to focus on
- Challenge help - detailed help with Challenges
Study
- Study index - an overview of Kanshudo's main study systems
- Dashboard - your personalized study dashboard
- Kanji Wheel - your personalized Kanji Wheel and Kanji Mastery Score
- Grammar Wheel - your personalized Grammar Wheel
- Word Wheel - your personalized Word Wheel
- Study Points - view your current Study Points total and your detailed study history
- Grammar Reference Library - Kanshudo's comprehensive Japanese grammar reference library
- Textbook Companion - use Kanshudo with your existing textbook
- Beginner Lessons - 20 lessons covering 100 kanji, 200 words, and 50 grammatical constructions, designed for absolute beginners
- Intermediate Lessons - the 53 Stages of the Kanshudo, a structured program of lessons covering the first 1000 kanji, designed for learners with some basic knowledge
- Boost - dombine multiple learning modes to study words, kanji, and grammar in tandem. NEW
- Reading Corner - read real Japanese essays and texts
- Drawing Practice - practice drawing hiragana, katakana, kanji components, and kanji
- Favorites - kanji, words, grammar points and examples you have tagged as 'favorites'
- Flashcards - create flashcards automatically, or from your favorites, or vocab lists
- Quiz - take the kanji quiz to see where you should focus
- Word Quiz - take the word quiz to see where you should focus
- Collections - collections of kanji and words organized around key themes
- Getting started
- The standard 214 Japanese radicals
- All components and radicals used in the Jōyō kanji
- All components and radicals used in any Japanese kanji
- Hiragana
- Katakana
- 100 most common kanji
- 50 most common components
- Core kanji collections
- Jōyō Kanji - the 2136 kanji taught in Japanese schools
- Kyōiku kanji - the 1006 kanji taught in Japanese schools from grades one to six
- Secondary School Kanji - the 1130 kanji taught in Japanese schools from grades seven to twelve
- Jinmeiyō Kanji - the 862 kanji allowed for use in names, in addition to the Jōyō Kanji (for a total of 2998)
- New Jōyō Kanji 2010 - the 196 Jōyō kanji added to the list in 2010
- New Kyōiku Kanji 2020 - the 20 kanji that will be added to the Kyōiku Kanji in 2020
- Kanji by JLPT Level - all 2136 Jōyō kanji grouped into JLPT level
- Core word / vocabulary collections
- Words by Usefulness Level - 102 collections containing the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese, prioritized by study level
- Most useful words for each kanji reading - the most useful word for each official reading of every Jōyō kanji (4266 words in total), presented in the order we present the Jōyō kanji in Kanshudo
- Wikipedia JLPT Vocab - 84 collections containing 8183 of the most useful words in Japanese, grouped by JLPT level, and further prioritized by usefulness
- iKnow! Core 6000 Vocab - 60 collections containing 6000 useful words, curated by iKnow!
- Routledge 5000 Vocab - 50 collections containing 5000 useful words, curated by Routledge
- Graded study collections
- Genki - all kanji introduced in both books of the Genki textbook series, organized by lesson
- Japanese for Busy People - all kanji used in the popular textbook series, organized by lesson
- (see also the Textbook Companion)
- Thematic collections
- Name collections
- Random kanji - study a random kanji!
Play
- Play index - more information on each of the games and exercises in Kanshudo
- Answer Type - type the readings of words to build your vocabulary.
- Kanji Match - match kanji with their meanings to boost your kanji recognition
- Kanji Builder - build kanji from their components
- Word Match - match words with their meanings to boost your vocabulary
- Sentence Builder - drag words to build sentences.
- Sentence Complete - drag kanji onto the blanks to complete sentences. Choose sentences to suit your study level based on their usefulness
- Kanji Quiz - take the quiz for fun to beat your score!
- Kanji Quiz practice - or just practice if you don't want to save your results!
- Word Quiz - test and improve your vocabulary
- Grammar Match - build your grammar knowledge by identifying the correct grammatical construction
Registration, subscription and account management
- Register - become a Registered User to access the full site
- Subscribe - become a Kanshudo Pro to unlock all lessons and all bonus features
- Account details - account status and contact details
- Daily Kanji - manage your preference for the Daily Kanji email
- Search history - view your recent search history
- Quiz results - view your quiz results
- Study points - view your study points and study history
Legal
- Terms and conditions - conditions of using Kanshudo
- Privacy policy - in summary, we won't share your data with anyone
- Credits - thanks and acknowledgements for ideas and data used in Kanshudo