Playbooks
Looking Up Kanji by Radical, and the Faster Methods
The traditional radical-plus-stroke-count method, multi-radical search, handwriting input and optical lookup: which to use when, and what each one teaches you.
Lawrence Arya··10 min
Research
Kanji Radicals Explained, and Why They Matter
A radical is the indexing component, and in practice the word means any recurring part. What each kind of component tells you, which to learn first, and the limits.
Lawrence Arya··10 min
Playbooks
How to remember difficult kanji without losing your mind
Complex kanji feel impossible until you stop memorizing them whole. Here is a calmer, faster way to make hard characters stick.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Playbooks
How to stop confusing similar-looking kanji
Pairs like wait and hold, or end and not-yet, blur together until you can write them. Here is how writing fixes the mix-ups.
Lawrence Arya··4 min