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Kanshudo Component Builder

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By default the Component Builder shows the most common Joyo kanji components (ie, components which are themselves Joyo kanji, or which are used in at least 3 other Joyo kanji). Select an alternative set of components below.

Most common Joyo kanji components
Standard radicals (and their variants)
All components and radicals

For details of all components and their English names, see the Component collections.

Kanshudo Component Builder Help

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For detailed instructions, see the Component builder how to guide.

To find any kanji, first try to identify the components it is made up of. Once you have identified any component, search for it in any of three ways:

Draw it in the drawing area
Type the name in the text area
Look for it in the list

Example: look up 漢

Notice that 漢 is made of several components: 氵艹口夫
Draw any of these components (one at a time) in the drawing area, and select it when you see it
Alternatively, look for a component in the list. 氵艹口 each have three strokes; 夫 has four strokes
If you know the meanings of the components, type any of them in the text area: water (氵), grass (艹), mouth (口) or husband (夫)
Keep adding components until you can see your kanji in the list of matches that appears near the top.

Kanshudo Component Builder Drawing Help

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The Kanshudo Component Builder can recognize any of the 416 components listed in the chart below the drawing area. Tips:

Draw a component in the center of the area, as large as you can
Try to draw the component as it appears in the kanji you're looking up
Don't worry about stroke order or number of strokes
Don't draw more than one component at a time

Not finding your component?

If you believe you've drawn your component correctly but the system is not recognizing it, please:

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About Kanshudo flashcards

Create flashcards from kanji, words, example sentences, and grammar points by tagging anything in Kanshudo as a favorite
Automatically create cards from collections, beginner or intermediate lessons or popular textbooks in the textbook companion
Automatically create cards relevant for you based on difficulty level and your existing knowledge
Import from Anki, Quizlet, imiwa?, Midori and other apps
Automatically create cards from vocab lists, kanji lists, or for all kanji in any passage of text
Automatically extend your sets by creating kanji cards for vocab cards, key word cards for kanji cards etc
Built-in spaced repetition and advanced statistics show you your progress and keep you on track
Improve your kanji mastery score automatically by studying
Backs of cards are automatically generated showing kanji and word details in the same form as used in our search tools - click on any item for more details and examples. See Kanshudo system for more on Kanshudo's 'cascading kanji' format for displaying kanji

For more information, see our how to guides:

How to use spaced repetition flashcards to study Japanese

How to create flashcards on Kanshudo

Kanshudo is your AI Japanese tutor, and your constant companion on the road to mastery of the Japanese language. To get started learning Japanese, just follow the study recommendations on your Dashboard. You can use Quick search (accessible using the icon at the top of every page) to look up any Japanese word, kanji or grammar point, as well as to find anything on Kanshudo quickly. For an overview, take the tour.

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