About
About
Mainichi Kanji Note helps you practice writing Japanese kanji every day—five characters at a time—with stroke-order guidance on your phone or tablet.
For first-time users
How to use this kanji practice site
Practice 5 kanji a day on your smartphone or tablet. You can start right away without a notebook or pencil.
The practice screen uses simple Japanese with furigana. It is designed so Japanese learners can practice while becoming familiar with the language.
Choose a course
Choose “JLPT Kanji” or “Japanese School Kanji,” then select your level.
🌏 JLPT N5 · N4 · N3 · N2 · N1🎒 Kanji taught in Grades 1–3See today’s 5 kanji
You will receive 5 kanji to practice that day. Previously learned kanji may also appear for review.
きょうの れんしゅう2 / 5もじ山✓川✓火木空いま れんしゅうする 漢字
Check readings and stroke order
Learn the on-reading, kun-reading, and an example word. You can replay the large stroke-order model as many times as you need.
123山おんよみサン
くんよみやま
ことば山道
▶ 書き順を もういちど みるWrite each kanji 5 times
Boxes 1–3 check your stroke order. Follow the model and write with your finger or a stylus.
Boxes 4–5 are free practice without stroke-order checking. Complete all 5 boxes to move to the next kanji.
1書き順2書き順3書き順4自由5自由Keep practicing every day
After you finish all 5 kanji, today’s practice is complete. A new set of 5 kanji will appear the next day.
できた!今日の 5文字山川火木空また あしたあたらしい 5文字日月水金土
About
Mainichi Kanji Note helps you practice writing Japanese kanji every day—five characters at a time—with stroke-order guidance on your phone or tablet.
Choose JLPT levels (N5–N1) or Japanese elementary school kanji (grades 1–3). Progress stays in your browser; no account is required.
Privacy
Learning drawings and progress are stored only in your browser’s local storage on this device. They are not uploaded to our servers.
If analytics or ads are enabled in production, third-party services (such as Google Analytics or AdSense) may collect standard usage data according to their policies.
Clearing site data in your browser deletes your local learning records.
Credits
Stroke-order animations use KanjiVG data, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kanji lists for school grades and JLPT levels are curated for study on this site; JLPT groupings are not an official exam list.
Practice 5 kanji a day
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