Kanji Deep Dive
Explore kanji in detail with radicals, stroke order, readings, and compound words.
Every kanji tells a story through its parts. The Kanji Deep Dive lets you break any kanji down into its radicals, watch the stroke order animated step by step, and discover compound words that use it.
Learn by exploring
Understanding how kanji are built from radicals makes them far easier to remember. Instead of memorizing shapes, you'll start seeing patterns.
How to Explore a Kanji
Click a kanji in any word popup
When you look up a word, each kanji in that word is clickable. Tap one to open its detail panel.
Each kanji in a word popup is clickable — tap one to explore it
View the radical breakdown and stroke order
See which radicals make up the kanji, along with an animated stroke-by-stroke writing guide you can follow to practice.
The kanji detail panel shows readings, radicals, stroke order, compound words, and JLPT level
Browse compound words and related kanji
Discover common vocabulary that uses this kanji, and find related kanji that share the same radicals or have similar meanings.
What You'll See
The kanji detail panel gives you everything in one place:
Readings and meanings — on'yomi (Chinese-derived), kun'yomi (native Japanese), and nanori (name readings) alongside English definitions.
Structure — the radical decomposition shows what parts make up the kanji and where each radical sits. Click any radical to find other kanji that share it.
Stroke order — an animated, step-by-step guide showing exactly how to write the kanji. Each stroke highlights in sequence so you can practice along.
Compound words — a list of common words (熟語) that include this kanji, complete with readings, meanings, and JLPT levels. This is one of the best ways to build vocabulary organically.
Level indicators — JLPT level (N5 through N1), school grade level, and usage frequency ranking help you prioritize what to learn.