Kanji are symbols that represent words in Japanese. They can stand alone, or they can combine with other kanji or kana to create more words and ideas. They are descended from Chinese characters, which ...

The Japanese government is cracking down on unique children’s names – here’s what it means - Government bans unconventional ...

During their six years in elementary school, Japanese children learn over 1,000 kanji. In this time, they greatly increase their reading sophistication, moving from picture books to short novels ...

conducted by Japan's Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation. About 60,000 people nominated "kizuna", but the runner-up was much less optimistic: "wazawai" means disaster. For some Japanese, 2011 ...

Four Japanese players will receive these rare “Kanji” cards, where their names are written in their native language, and the pictures are anime. In Japanese, “Kanji” is the specific ...

Educational books starring Professor Poo, who helps Japanese kids learn kanji characters, have become bestsellers. Source: Unko Kanji Drill A series of educational books, featuring a character ...