Some of our readers may recall when we introduced the Original Kanji Contest when submissions opened for this year’s contest several months ago. The 創作漢字コンテスト…

An abundance of kanji Although most Japanese people only use a few thousand kanji in their daily lives—six thousand if they’re very knowledgeable—that’s only a…

Updated with explanation on similarity to existing kanji Although some Japanese language textbooks begin to introduce kanji from the earliest chapters, together with hiragana and…