WaniKani
A prepared kanji and vocabulary sequence with memory stories and scheduled reviews.
BeginnerPaidEasyKanjiVocabularyWeb
Japanese kanji resources
Kanji study is a sequence problem before it is a memory problem.
Kanji Damage
A free mnemonic kanji guide with a readable order and blunt stories.
BeginnerIntermediateFreeEasyKanjiWeb
Kanji Koohii
Community kanji stories and reviews for Remembering the Kanji users.
BeginnerIntermediateFreeModerateKanjiWeb
Kanji Study
An Android kanji workbook with writing practice, quizzes, and JLPT lists.
BeginnerIntermediateFreemiumEasyKanjiAndroid
Kanshudo
Kanji, vocabulary, and grammar in one system, with flashcards attached.
BeginnerIntermediateFreemiumModerateKanjiDictionaryWeb
renshuu
A Japanese study app with quizzes, SRS, kanji, and grammar in one place.
BeginnerIntermediateFreemiumModerateKanjiGrammarWeb, iPhone, Android
Skritter
Spaced-repetition handwriting practice for Japanese kanji and words.
BeginnerIntermediatePaidModerateKanjiFlashcards & SRSWeb, iPhone, Android
Remembering the Kanji
A book method that teaches kanji meanings and writing before Japanese readings.
BeginnerIntermediatePaidInvolvedKanjiTextbookPrint
Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course
A mnemonic textbook for 2,300 kanji, including all jōyō characters.
BeginnerIntermediatePaidInvolvedKanjiPrint
Kanji Look and Learn
Japan Times kanji textbook covering 512 characters with mnemonic illustrations.
BeginnerIntermediatePaidModerateKanjiTextbookPrint, Digital
Moji
Kanji widgets with readings, example words, writing practice, and review.
BeginnerIntermediatePaidEasyKanjiFlashcards & SRSiPhone, iPad, Android
Kakitori
Show-based vocabulary, self-written kanji mnemonics with AI feedback, text mining, and SRS review.
BeginnerIntermediateFreemiumEasyFlashcards & SRSKanjiiPhone, iPad, Android
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Isolated kanji study is optional. Immersion-focused lists often say so, and they are right for some learners. Others stall because they have no order at all.
If you need a managed sequence
WaniKani supplies radicals, mnemonics, unlocks, and reviews. You accept the order. That is the product. If the alternative is an Anki kanji deck, read Anki vs WaniKani before running two sequences.
If you want a free guide
Kanji Damage is a blunt mnemonic walkthrough. Kanji Koohii helps only if you already chose Remembering the Kanji. Kanji Look and Learn is a 512-character Japan Times book with pictures, not a 2,000-kanji path.
If you drill on Android
Kanji Study is a workbook with writing practice and quizzes. It is not a reading tutor.
What to pair with any of them
Kanji recognition still needs words in sentences. Add NHK News Web Easy or Satori Reader once the first characters feel familiar.
Do not run two sequences at once. Do not add a kanji course because a list called it essential.
Use the kanji apps and methods shortlist to compare a managed sequence, handwriting practice, book methods, and a reading-first route.
App JLPT kanji lists are not an official syllabus. The organizers do not publish a kanji list. If the exam itself is the job, use JLPT study resources.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best way to learn kanji?
Pick one sequence or learn characters from reading. Do not run WaniKani and Remembering the Kanji together. Pair any method with words in sentences.
Related
Best Kanji Learning Apps and Methods for Japanese, ComparedUse one path. Choose WaniKani for managed order, Kanji Study or Skritter for writing, KLC or RTK for a book method, or Yomitan plus easy reading for a reading-first route.Kanji DamageA free mnemonic kanji guide with a readable order and blunt stories.Kanji KoohiiCommunity kanji stories and reviews for Remembering the Kanji users.Kanji Look and LearnJapan Times kanji textbook covering 512 characters with mnemonic illustrations.Kanji StudyAn Android kanji workbook with writing practice, quizzes, and JLPT lists.KanshudoKanji, vocabulary, and grammar in one system, with flashcards attached.