11 Kanjipedia alternatives

Other kana & kanji tools, in our recommended order. About Kanjipedia →

Kanji Study

Daily kanji practice on your phone
BeginnerIntermediate
Free + paid options

Android app for learning kanji, with stroke-order writing practice, flashcards, multiple-choice quizzes and spaced repetition, plus kanji and word search. The beginner kanji, radicals and kana are free with no ads; a one-time purchase unlocks the remaining kanji and custom study sets.

Android
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Tofugu for Hiragana

Absolute beginners
Beginner
Free

Free step-by-step guide to learning hiragana with picture mnemonics and practice suggestions.

Tofugu for Katakana

Learning katakana after hiragana
Beginner
Free

Free mnemonic-based guide to katakana, the follow-up to the Tofugu hiragana guide.

WaniKani

Structured kanji learning
BeginnerIntermediate
Free + paid options

Kanji and vocabulary course built on radicals, mnemonics and spaced repetition, organised into levels. The first levels are free; the rest needs a subscription.

Kanji Koohii

Learners using the Heisig method
BeginnerIntermediate
Free

Companion site for the Remembering the Kanji (Heisig) method, where learners share and borrow mnemonic stories for each kanji, with built-in reviews.

Kanji Damage

Kanji with memorable mnemonics
BeginnerIntermediate
Free

Free kanji site that teaches kanji with irreverent mnemonics, ordered so that components come before the kanji that use them.

Kakijun

Checking stroke order
Beginner
Free

Japanese-language site showing animated stroke order for kana and kanji.

Kanji alive

Learning to write kanji
BeginnerIntermediate
Free

Free web app for learning to read and write kanji, with stroke-order animations, readings, example words and audio.

Kanji Dojo

Kanji writing practice on your phone
BeginnerIntermediate
Free

Free, open-source app for practising kana and kanji writing and reading, with stroke-order practice, flashcards and spaced repetition. Study by JLPT level, school grade or WaniKani level.

AndroidiOS
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The Kanji Map

Seeing how kanji are built
IntermediateAdvanced
Free

The Kanji Map: an interactive graph showing how kanji break down into components, with readings, radicals and example words.

Kanshudo

Kanji study with a dictionary built in
BeginnerIntermediate
Free + paid options

Kanji and written-Japanese study site with free lessons, flashcards, games and a dictionary, plus a visual map of which kanji you know.