Now with the 3,000 most used kanji in Japan!
From your very first kanji all the way to reading a Japanese newspaper — Kanji Draw now covers the complete journey: every kanji taught in Japanese schools, every JLPT level from N5 to N1, and the most frequent kanji of everyday Japanese. All 3,000 of them, beautifully organized and ready to study.
Kanji Draw is the most complete and fun tool to learn and practice kanji!
The 3 ways to remember a kanji are:
• Associate it with a story or image.
• Associate it with a sound.
• Write the kanji over and over again.
Well, you can do all this with Kanji Draw.
WHAT'S INSIDE
• 3,000 kanji, organized into themed lessons: Actions, Nature, People, Time, Animals and more.
• Over 12,000 example words — real, everyday vocabulary. No need to waste time on words that no one uses anymore.
• Japanese audio for every reading and every example word. Tap any word and hear it spoken aloud.
• Stroke-order diagrams with numbered strokes and direction arrows for every single kanji.
• Elegant brush-style kanji in the classic textbook form used in Japanese schools.
Lessons hold hundreds of kanji each, but you choose your own pace: enable just the kanji you want to study, add more little by little, and watch your collection grow.
HOW TO USE KANJI DRAW
There are 3 modes: STUDY KANJI, KANJI QUIZ and MEANING QUIZ.
• STUDY KANJI
You typically start with the STUDY MODE. Here you can focus on each kanji.
Write something about it that will help you remember it later, or make a drawing about it.
If you are out of ideas try importing someone else's text or drawing.
You can also take a picture or import an image from your photo gallery, maybe a fun image that you found on the web...
Don't forget to share your text or image with the community!
(if you use Game Center your user name will be displayed next to your creations)
To learn how to use the kanji in Japanese, check the details card.
Here you will find the most used words containing the selected kanji, along with the readings in HIRAGANA and ROMAJI.
Tap any word to hear its reading spoken in Japanese.
Tapping the icons next to the examples will access an online dictionary with more information and hundreds of sentences. Courtesy of Denshi Jisho (the best online dictionary).
Next, it's practice time!
Select the kanji that you want to practice and start a quiz. (We recommend practicing about 10 kanji each time)
You have full control of how much help you want during the quiz.
• KANJI QUIZ
Look at the reading and meanings on the details card and try to guess the correct kanji.
On the right, you can choose to show your text or drawing, or simply swipe sideways to hide this card.
The left card is where you answer. Find the correct kanji and tap it.
Or even better, switch to draw mode and use your finger to write the kanji.
You can start by writing on top of a guide showing the stroke order and direction, and when you're ready, hide this hint and you're on your own.
• MEANING QUIZ
The MEANING QUIZ is similar but you are shown the kanji and must choose the correct meaning.
Note:
Kanji Draw started with 333 kanji. Today it has 3,000 — and every update has been free for everyone who unlocked the lessons. That's a promise we keep: unlock once, grow forever.
We believe Kanji Draw truly is the best and most fun way to study kanji.
And we hope you enjoy it!
I was hoping that this app would allow me to make my own custom kanji list so that I could study what I'm learning in my class. But it does not allow you to do that. Seems like a simple thing to include, so I was surprised that it wasn't. This greatly reduces the app's usefulness to me. Otherwise, the design seems pretty good.
Developer Response
This exists now: version 3.0 lets you create your own lessons, searching and adding many kanji at once — perfect for mirroring a class list. The library also grew to 3,000 kanji. If you still have the app, it's worth another look.
Best one so far
SteelDanno
This app is very smooth. I’ve tried lots of Kanji apps and this one combines many elements to help you learn as fast as possible.I’m using it on an iPad and it’s smooth, fast, and intuitive to use.The only reason this app doesn’t have more reviews, is that unlike other apps, the developer doesn’t pester you for review. In fact the devs haven’t made it easy to get back here to the App Store to even leave a review!Some of the older reviews here complain about lack of customization and it seems to have been addressed. There’s tons of flexibility for customization.Note to developer: Your app deserves more reviews ... please add a button to leave you a review so you can get more reviews for this excellent app you’ve developed.
Developer Response
Thank you for this — and you're right about the review button; it's noted. Version 3.0 meanwhile grew the app to 3,000 kanji (every JLPT level) with audio everywhere. Free update, and reviews like yours are exactly why we kept going.
Good app with nemonics
~Queen Nepy~
This is a great kanji study app. I like the photo nemonics. It really helps me remember the characters. I also like that you can draw or write your own nemonics, but sometimes I can't think of one and would rather the creator had made one up for us.
Developer Response
Thanks! The mnemonics work exactly as you describe: you draw yours (that's the memory trick), and when you're out of ideas you can import one shared by the community — that collection keeps growing, and anyone can contribute. Version 3.0 also grew the app to 3,000 kanji.
Around 250 kanji not enough
PrunusTR
The app is amazing. Very helpful for new learners. However I was disappointed to see it has only around 250 Kanji to study. I was expecting all kanjis like 2000+. Also There is no option to categorize Kanjis in JLPT levels. This could be an awesome app. What a waste.
Developer Response
Great news: version 3.0 grew the app from ~250 to the 3,000 most used Japanese kanji — every school grade and every JLPT level from N5 to N1, with example words and audio for each. Lessons are organized by theme, but all JLPT levels are covered, and you can build custom lessons too. Free for everyone who unlocked lessons — we'd love to hear what you think now. info@oktoid.org
Fixed some device orientation issues
Version 3.0.1
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Information
Seller
Mio Hamano
Size
65.8 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
