Learn how to read and write four basic colors in kanji—both the ¨on reading¨ and the ¨kun reading¨—in this short, informative lesson about Japanese kanji.

Want to learn how to write numbers using Japanese kanji characters? Follow along, practice kanji stroke order, and review the radicals from earlier lessons.

Build your Japanese kanji writing skills in this lesson packed with useful vocabulary. Learn kanji characters for common words, Japanese names, and more.

Expand your skills for Japanese kanji writing and reading about the time of day. Follow along to learn the strokes for the radicals that make up each character.

Now that you know basic kanji for time of day, add kanji characters for longer time periods, like week and year, to your Japanese vocabulary.

Ready to learn more Japanese kanji? The characters and concepts in this lesson are related to movement and transportation, like station, train, and bicycle.

Add adjectives to your Japanese kanji writing and reading repertoire! Learn how to draw kanji for concepts like expensive, cheap, small, new, and more.

Add a few prepositions of place to your kanji vocabulary! In this lesson, practice reading and writing Japanese kanji for above, below, and sideways.

Learn how to write the days of the week in Japanese kanji symbols. Practice the proper kanji stroke order, and learn an easy way to remember each character.

Discover the ancient origin of kanji characters—one of three alphabets in the Japanese writing system—and get ready to learn how to read and write in kanji.