About The App
A writing-first way to learn kanji.
Kanarazu Kaku! means learning kanji through action. The app was inspired by a very practical observation: we tend to remember kanji faster when we write it, repeat it, and use it several times instead of only seeing it once.
This is why the experience focuses on writing practice, repeated contact, and useful vocabulary. It is meant to help unfamiliar characters become something your eyes and your hand both recognize.
Guiding Idea
Recognition improves when your hand participates.
Kanarazu Kaku! is based on a simple belief: kanji becomes easier to remember when you write it several times and meet it again in useful words.
The goal is not perfect calligraphy. The goal is faster recognition, stronger recall, and enough writing practice that unfamiliar kanji starts feeling familiar.
This makes the app more practical than passive memorization alone. You search, you write, and you reuse what matters.
Find What You Need
Start from the kanji or word you actually met in real life, not from an abstract deck.
Write It Repeatedly
Handwriting repetition helps the character settle in your memory through movement and shape.
Return And Reuse
Come back to saved words, write them again, and keep them alive through repeated exposure.
What This App Tries To Do
Build useful recall, not only recognition.
Many kanji tools are great for looking things up, but recall often breaks down when you have to write from memory. Kanarazu Kaku! focuses on that missing step.
The point is to shorten the distance between seeing a kanji and being able to write or reuse it confidently.
Credits
Libraries, APIs, and references used.
- Jisho.org
word lookup and dictionary references
- Google Handwriting Recognition
handwriting input recognition
- Gemma 4
AI-assisted explanations and chat features
- kanjiapi.dev
kanji metadata such as readings, grade, and stroke counts
- animCJK by parsimonhi
kanji writing animation and stroke-order visuals
- Owl icon by Molika
owl artwork credit