Most people will tell you that the most difficult thing about learning Japanese is dealing with kanji, the written characters originally imported from China. Not only are there more than 2,100 general ...

The kanji for gold (金 kin) was chosen as the single most representative character symbolic of the social mood in Japan this year, the Kyoto-based Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation said Thursday.

KYOTO -- The kanji character "an," meaning "safety," was chosen as the single best kanji to sum up the year 2015, the organizer of the kanji aptitude test announced on Dec. 15. The kanji "an" won ...

Sometimes part of a kanji indicates how it may be pronounced. Looking out for these patterns can give a boost to reading skills. Foreign learners often focus on meaning when they study kanji. At a ...

The 2022 kanji of the year, selected in a popular vote, was 戦 (ikusa or tatakau, meaning “conflict” or “battle”). A look at the top ten finishers in a year marked by strife on the battlefield, as well ...