ganrai:

fun little web application for u

Kanji Alive is a wonderful little tool I’ve found to make sense out of the couple thousand Kanji one might try to learn. The search function takes a bit to get used to, and clicking the info button up top gives you an explanation, but to get started I recommend searching “grade:1” or whatever grade (up to 6) you might need. Anyway this thing is absolutely lovely. It has:

• stroke order with animation included
• clicking the animation brings up a static image (like above) which lets you view the kanji in different fonts to get used to how it might look
• onyomi and kunyomi readings with several example words using every reading (with audio! and hover over the word for translation)

honestly it’s so nice check it out