Kanjipedia

FreeKana & Kanjikanjipedia.jp

Best for: Kanji Kentei study and advanced lookups

Overview

Kanjipedia: a Japanese-language kanji and word dictionary from the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, covering readings, meanings and idioms.

Strengths

  • Authoritative kanji data

Drawbacks

  • Site is in Japanese

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