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Cam's Kanji Cards are a freely available printable practice card that can be used to study Japanese Kanji. Each card has a picture of a Kanji on one side with up to 10 examples of its use in compounds. The opposite side has the stroke order, ON and KUN readings, and meanings.
These cards were designed with a 3x5 inch index card in mind though they scale well to any size. I have tried many different PDF viewing programs for printing, with Adobe doing the best job of centreing the card. I use a laserjet printer and have not attempted to print them on any other types.
Printing Istructions
Please see the Printing page.
Custom Sets
You can use this rough script to generate custom sets up to 300 cards long. Give it a shot and let me know if you have any problems with it. Custom Sets!
Current Goal
If you have any comments or suggestions, send me an email : cam@mizu-bu.org.
JLPT Level 4 is complete -- Download 
full JLPT level 4 set as one PDF.
JLPT Level 3 is complete -- Download full JLPT level 3 set as one PDF.
Joyo Grade 1 is complete -- Download full Joyo Grade 1 set as one PDF.
Joyo Grade 2 is complete -- Download full Joyo Grade 2 set as one PDF.
Joyo Grade 3 is complete -- Download full Joyo Grade 3 set as one PDF.
Joyo Grade 4 is complete -- Download full Joyo Grade 4 set as one PDF.
Joyo Grade 5 is complete -- Download full Joyo Grade 5 set as one PDF.
The entire Genki Book 1 is complete, chapters 3-12. Follow the link for individual chapters.
Download full Genki Book 1 set as one ZIP archive.
The entire Genki Book 2 is complete, chapters 13-23. Follow the link for individual chapters.
Download full Genki Book 2 set as one ZIP archive.
My first attempt (read:ugly but functional) at a custom set generator is done. Give it a shot here.
The grade listings are going to be updated once the full Joyo set is complete.
The frequency numbers will be eventually phased out entirely.
The Joyo list is update for the 2010 changes.
All red links to jinmei or other kanji that are included in compounds have been added.
Update Genki cards to reflect official compound examples and markers for the readings actually in the Genki book. <--NEXT
Update the kanji grade levels and make new grade sets.
The second stage is to update the readings to show which readings are 'official'.
Update Archives
Feb 2010 -- Mar 2010 -- Apr 2010 -- May 2010 -- June 2010
July 2010 -- August 2010 -- September 2010 -- October 2010 -- November 2010 -- December 2010
January 2011 -- February 2011 -- March 2011
June 19, 2011
Genky Lesson 5 kanji updated:
June 8, 2011
Genki Lesson 6 kanji updated:
June 3, 2011
Genki Lesson 4 kanji updated:
May 21, 2011
Genki Lesson 3 kanji updated:
May 17, 2011
頰, cheek (poor quality, no proper glyphs)
May 16, 2011
怯, cowardice, flinch, waver
蕎, buckwheat
塵, dust, trash, garbage
愈, more and more, increasingly
琢, polish
檎, apple
鱈, codfish
鍾, spindle, gather, collect
May 15, 2011
柑, citrus, orange
乎, question mark
也, sum of money
祷, pray
訣, separation, part, secret
May 13, 2011
琵, lute
楕, ellipse
剃, shave
簾, bamboo screen, rattan blind
吃, stammer
May 12, 2011
僑, temporary home
屑, rubbish, junk, trash
阿, Africa, flatter, corner, nook
殼, husk, nut shell
琶, lute
May 11, 2011
饗, banquet
迄, until, up to, as far as
焉, how, why
瞑, sleep, close eyes
俎, altar of sacrifice, chopping board
May 10, 2011
呆, be amazed, shocked
斡, go around, rule, administer
裔, descendant
苑, garden, farm, park
焜, shine
May 9, 2011
輿, palanquin, bier
蟻, ant
嗽, rinse, wash, gargle
痒, itchy
讐, revenge, enemy
May 7, 2011
彦, lad
烏, crow, raven
薩, Buddha
煉, refine
黎, dark, many
May 6, 2011
珊, --
牌, label, medal, mahjong tile
麩, light wheat-gluten bread
倦, lose interest in
儘, as it is, because
May 5, 2011
萌, sprout, bud, show symptoms
贅, extravagance, luxury
掻, scratch, rake, comb
婉, graceful
瑚, ancestral offering receptacle
May 4, 2011
菠, spinach
溜, collect, gather
饉, hunger
彗, comet
螺, helix, spiral
May 3, 2011
疹, measles, sickness
薐, spinach
椒, mountain ash
只, only, in addition, free
乃, from, possessive particle
May 2, 2011
胡, barbarian, foreign
敲, strike, beat, hit
痺, palsy, paralyzed, become numb
兎, rabbit, hare
蒙, ignorance, darkness
May 1, 2011
噌, boisterous
此, this, current, coming
瓜, melon
伊, Italy, that one
惣, all
April 29, 2011
亞, rank, follow, old version of 亜
其, that (close to the listener)
昏, evening, dusk, faint
楊, willow
雀, sparrow, mahjong
April 19, 2011
I have been struggling to make cards for the new Joyo kanji that have no glyphs available in most fonts. These are not very good looking.
剝, come off, peel, fade
塡, fill in
錮, to tie
April 14, 2011
喉, throat, voice
稽, think, consider
詣, visit a temple
蹴, kick
April 13, 2011
優, excel, surpass, gentleness
驚, wonder, be surprised, amazed
串, spit, skewer
俺, I, myself (arrogant)
傲, be proud
April 12, 2011
侶, companion, follower
伎, deed, skill
乞, beg, invite, ask
亀, tortoise, turtle
丼, bowl, bowl of food
April 11, 2011
刹, temple, central pillar of a pagoda
凄, uncanny, weird
冶, melting, smelting
冥, dark
僅, a wee bit
April 10, 2011
呂, spine, backbone
叱, scold, reprove
匂, odour, scent, smell
勾, slope, be bent
勃, suddenness, rise
April 9, 2011
唾, saliva, spit
唄, songs with shamisen
哺, nurse, suckle
咽, choked, smothered
呪, spell, curse, charm
April 6, 2011
堆, piled high
埼, cape, promontory
嘲, ridicule, insult
嗅, smell, sniff, scent
喩, metaphor
April 5, 2011
媛, beautiful woman, princess
妬, jealous, envy
妖, attractive, bewitching
奈, --
塞, close, shut, cover, obstruct
April 4, 2011
崖, cliff, bluff
岡, hill, knoll
尻, butt, rear, hips
宛, address
嫉, jealous, envy
April 3, 2011
彙, same kind
弥, all the more, increasingly
弄, play with, tamper
巾, towel, hanging scroll
嵐, storm, tempest
April 2, 2011
憧, yearn after, long for
慄, fear
惧, dread, be afraid
恣, selfish, arbitrary
怨, grudge, show resentment
April 1, 2011
拭, wipe, mop, swab
拉, crush, kidnap
戴, be crowned with, live under, receive
戚, grieve
憬, yearn for, aspire
