How do you look up kanji?

When you were reading a book, there was a kanji character you could not read.

Have you ever wondered how you are going to find out how to read it?

Using a Kanji dictionary

In Japan, students learn how to use a kanji dictionary in the third grade.

There are three different ways to look up kanji.

1. Look up from the reading

2. Look up from the number of strokes

3. Look up by radical

If you don't know how to read a kanji, you can look it up by its stroke count or radical.

You can see the inside of the dictionary on the amazon page. 

This is the first kanji dictionary for Japanese elementary school students, so the explanations use hiragana and pictures to make it easy to understand.

There are also kanji dictionaries for adults that accommodate a large number of kanji.

A 漢和 Kanwa dictionary is a dictionary that contains more detailed explanations of Kanji characters.

Easier way to find out.

If you have a computer or smartphone at hand, you can look up kanji more easily.

For example, this is the kind of app that Japanese people often use.

Reference:

mojinabi

https://mojinavi.com/tegaki

After tapping the button, write down the kanji you want to look up and tap the search button, and the kanji candidates will appear below.

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I'm not very good at this, but they got the candidates right.

If you don't get any candidates, reset and try again.

It's hard to write with a mouse or your fingers, but be careful!😉

Next, tap the kanji you want to look up.

In addition to basic information such as how to read, there are also videos on writing order and usage at the bottom of the page. Excellent!✨

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