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Frequently Asked Questions
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If you are still encountering the same issue, send us an email (support@readthekanji.com) describing the issue.
Our Romaji converter supports a mixture of the Hepburn and Kunrei systems. Turn on the Romaji Converter and it automatically converts english characters into kana as you type. If you need help entering a certain character, please refer to the Romaji Converter Chart.
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With every answer, Read the Kanji's algorithm automagically determines the kanji compound's rating (as well as the individual kanji within the compound).
Ratings are indicated through colors as a quick way to comprehend your progress visually. Our color scale shifts from Red (very low/weak rating) to Green (very high/strong rating).
The kanji grid is a statistical map of individual kanji ratings, while the Word Grid reflects your progress on words that may be made up of more than one kanji.
By tracking these statistics and associating their strengths to colors, we can visually give you an idea of how well you can read a particular kanji among all previously tested words.
For questions unanswered by our FAQ, please contact our support team: support@readthekanji.com
How to write kana on an english keyboard: The Romaji Converter
| あ (a) | い (i) | う (u) | え (e) | お (o) | や (ya) | ゆ (yu) | よ (yo) |
| か ka | き ki | く ku | け ke | こ ko | きゃ kya | きゅ kyu | きょ kyo |
| さ sa | し shi | す su | せ se | そ so | しゃ sha / sya | しゅ shu / syu | しょ sho / syo |
| た ta | ち chi | つ tsu | て te | と to | ちゃ cha | ちゅ chu | ちょ cho |
| な na | に ni | ぬ nu | ね ne | の no | にゃ nya | にゅ nyu | にょ nyo |
| は ha | ひ hi | ふ fu / hu | へ he | ほ ho | ひゃ hya | ひゅ hyu | ひょ hyo |
| ま ma | み mi | む mu | め me | も mo | みゃ mya | みゅ myu | みょ myo |
| ら ra | り ri | る ru | れ re | ろ ro | りゃ rya | りゅ ryu | りょ ryo |
| わ wa | を wo | ||||||
| ん nn | |||||||
| が ga | ぎ gi | ぐ gu | げ ge | ご go | ぎゃ gya | ぎゅ gyu | ぎょ gyo |
| ざ za | じ ji | ず zu | ぜ ze | ぞ zo | じゃ ja / jya | じゅ ju / jyu | じょ jo / jyo |
| だ da | ぢ di | づ du | で de | ど do | ぢゃ dya | ぢゅ dyu | ぢょ dyo |
| ば ba | び bi | ぶ bu | べ be | ぼ bo | びゃ bya | びゅ byu | びょ byo |
| ぱ pa | ぴ pi | ぷ pu | ぺ pe | ぽ po | ぴゃ pya | ぴゅ pyu | ぴょ pyo |
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About the Site
Read The Kanji is a fun, simple study method designed to help you learn to read Japanese. It allows smart, streamlined drilling, so you get plenty of exposure to the kanji you haven't mastered yet. And since it's a web-based application, you can access it anywhere that has an internet conneciton.
Learning kanji is often considered to be the most difficult part of studying Japanese. But it doesn't have to be. Reading kanji doesn't require any special skills or secret methods, just dedicated practice and a lot of exposure to contextual, real Japanese.
Read the Kanji eliminates some of the most tedious parts of learning to read Japanese, and provides a great platform that actually engages you.
Studying kanji doesn't have to be a chore: that's why we made Read the Kanji. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or complete beginner, Read the Kanji can boost your kanji study.
Disclaimer
We just want to add a note that neither we nor this site make any special claims that using this site will guarantee passing the JLPT test or becoming fluent in Japanese. That's entirely up to you and how much effort you put into it. There are no magical solutions. We're just trying to make a helpful study tool that we believe in to help all Japanese students along in their paths.
Enjoy Read the Kanji's many uses.
Read The Kanji is great practice for mastering kanji reading patterns, and because it uses actual Japanese sentences, you’ll benefit in many other ways:
- Broaden your vocabulary
- Benchmark your skills for a JLPT test
- Improve your grammar
- Accelerate your Japanese typing speed