Learn Japanese Kanji

No silly mnemonics.

Kanjideck is a thoughtfully designed resource for studying Japanese. With spaced repetition, examples, standalone readings, colored radicals, etymology, and more.

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Kanji cards that don't insult your intelligence

The most challenging part of Japanese is learning the 2136 Kanji characters one needs to be fluent. While it sounds like way too many characters, spaced repetition makes it possible to learn them efficiently.

But, in most resources, spaced repetition is synonymous with brute-forcing all Kanji into your brain with silly mnemonics.

Kanjideck is better. No silly mnemonics. A deck of cards tailored for understanding, not memorizing, with spaced repetition. Each Kanji can be immediately useful through verb and adjective readings, and compound examples which only use Kanji you've already seen. That, colored radicals, and etymological hints, make remembering and learning much easier.

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How to study with Kanjideck

Put simply, studying Japanese using Kanjideck follows three simple steps:

Review cards you’ve already learned, according to the schedule,
And learn a couple of new cards (3-5),
Every day.

To review a card, pick it up with the colored side facing towards you and try to actively recall, from the Kanji in the center, its meanings and at least one of its readings. Then, practice conjugating verbs, adjectives, and examples.

Example

The kanji 「話」has meanings “tale, talk”.

The compound word「電話」is formed by the kanji for “electricity” (電) and the one for “talk” (話), and it means “telephone call”.

And the reading of 「話」with the trailing「す」hiragana character is the verb “to talk” 「話す」. The polite conjugation is 「話します」.

Studying each card means, foundationally, to learn the kanji in that card, but it also means to practice these many aspects of Japanese to contextualize the kanji while improving your fluency overall.

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What's in the JLPT-5 box

The standard green deck contains 90 physical cards designed to study and learn the 80 Kanji needed for JLPT-5, the entry-level Japanese proficiency test.

01

Tutorial card

For quick reference.
03

Reference cards

Hiragana, katakana, and verb & adjective conjugation.
06

Spaced-repetition cards

A physical SRS, using card separators for levels.
80

Kanji cards

All characters typically needed for the JLPT-5.

$35 ships November 2026

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Digital Anki Deck

The digital deck covers all the 2136 Jōyō Kanji in digital cards. The content of the digital cards is just like the physical cards, with the Kanji at the center and all details surrounding it. Requires Anki, the free, open-source flashcard app. The deck is made specifically for Anki.

2,136

Digital Kanji cards

A digital card for every Jōyō kanji.

$19 one-time payment

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What's in the JLPT-4 box

The second Kanjideck level, with a total of 177 physical cards. The blue deck contains the kanji typically introduced for JLPT-4, but does not include the JLPT-5 cards.

01

Tutorial card

For quick reference.
03

Reference cards

Hiragana, katakana, and verb & adjective conjugation.
06

Spaced-repetition cards

A physical SRS, using card separators for levels.
167

Kanji cards

All JLPT-4 kanjis, does not include JLPT-5.

$55 ships November 2026

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What's in the JLPT-3 box

The red deck contains the kanji typically introduced at JLPT-3: a hefty collection of 380 physical cards. It's our largest physical deck. All those cards are for JLPT-3, they do not include JLPT-5 or JLPT-4.

01

Tutorial card

For quick reference.
03

Reference cards

Hiragana, katakana, and verb & adjective conjugation.
06

Spaced-repetition cards

A physical SRS, using card separators for levels.
380

Kanji cards

All JLPT-3 kanjis, does not include JLPT-5 or JLPT-4.

$100 ships November 2026

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Learn Japanese Kanji

Funded on Kickstarter

Kanji cards that don't insult your intelligence

How to study with Kanjideck

What's in the JLPT-5 box

Digital Anki Deck

What's in the JLPT-4 box

What's in the JLPT-3 box

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