Kanji Recall — Write From Memory
Kanji recall: you see a meaning and its readings, and you write the kanji from memory, stroke by stroke. Pick any lesson of the chart from the menu, clear its kanji, then a quick word test locks in the meanings and readings. Progress is shared with the kanji library and chart.
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Your own sets
Group any kanji into a set and press Study to drill it with the same menu. Search the full catalog below and tap + on a kanji to add it.
Write Kanji From Memory With Kanji Recall
Kanji Recall is a meaning-cued writing drill: you see an English meaning and its readings — never the kanji itself — and write the character from memory, stroke by stroke, judged on the spot. Work through the 45 lessons of the kanji chart in order, or build your own set from any kanji in the library, and your progress carries over to the kanji library and chart.
How a Lesson Works
Each lesson opens with a Build phase: every kanji in the set is assembled piece by piece from its own strokes, then its on’yomi and kun’yomi readings are sorted into the right boxes among distractors — no writing yet, just getting the shape and readings straight. Only then does the Write phase begin: a meaning appears, the kanji stays hidden, and you write it stroke by stroke from memory. A short compound-word test closes out the lesson to lock in how each kanji is actually used.
Chart Lessons or Your Own Sets
Pick any of the 45 lessons from the kanji chart to drill its kanji in order, or group any kanji you choose into a custom set from the kanji library — search the catalog and tap + to add one — then study that set the same way. Sets created from a grammar lesson's kanji are tagged with their source automatically.
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Pair Kanji Recall with the rest of the site: look up any kanji in the kanji library, browse the kanji chart, study Japanese grammar, or expand your vocabulary.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kanji Recall?
A writing drill for kanji: you see a meaning and its readings, never the character itself, and write the kanji from memory. It is judged immediately on shape and stroke order, the same engine used by the Kana Trainer.
Do I need to already know the kanji?
You should have seen its strokes first — on the kanji chart, a kanji's own guide page, or earlier in the lesson's Build phase. Kanji Recall tests memory; it does not teach stroke order from scratch.
What happens in the Build phase?
Before writing starts, every kanji in the lesson is assembled from its individual strokes and its readings are sorted into on’yomi and kun’yomi boxes among distractor readings. It is a quick recognition warm-up, not writing practice.
Can I study my own list of kanji?
Yes. Search the kanji library, tap + on any kanji to add it to a set, name the set, and press Study to drill it with the same lesson flow.
Is my progress shared with the Kanji Library?
Yes. Kanji Recall, the Kanji Library and the Kanji Chart all read and write the same progress data, so a kanji you've mastered anywhere on the site shows up everywhere.