High utility beats trivia
These decks favor kanji that build many useful words and real-world text.
Overview
Wordcraft Set treats kanji as word-building tools. It highlights high-utility characters in compounds, names, titles, news, menus, signs, and everyday Japan.
Use this set to show how kanji build words across compounds, names, headlines, menus, signs, and everyday media.
Decks
Recommended learning path
- 01Compound Powerhouses
Compound Powerhouses gathers 99 kanji centered on compound building.
日国会人Start First Deck - 02Kanji That Build Many Words
Kanji That Build Many Words is a 99-card kanji deck for word-building patterns.
大本中同Start First Deck - 03Kanji in Japanese Place Names
Study 99 kanji that keep Japanese place names in view.
大中小東Start First Deck - 04Kanji in People’s Names
Kanji in People’s Names turns people's names into a focused 99-kanji review.
子美太郎Start First Deck - 05Kanji in Anime Titles
Learn 32 beginner kanji frequently seen in anime titles. This deck helps you recognize kanji in context.
進術影撃Start First Deck - 06Kanji in News Headlines
Review 87 kanji chosen for the theme of news headlines.
国会中出Start First Deck - 07Kanji in Food Menus
Kanji in Food Menus helps you recognize 39 kanji linked to food menus.
米食飲料Start First Deck - 08Kanji in Signs
Kanji in Signs offers 26 kanji for a short pass through signs and notices.
出入口開Start First Deck - 09Kanji You See in Japan
Build your eye for Japanese public text with 42 kanji.
会中出行Start First Deck - 10High-Utility 250
High-Utility 250 gathers 250 useful kanji for broad review.
日一国会Start First Deck
Kanji preview
Featured Cards
日day, sun国country会meeting, meet人person年year, counter for years大large, big本book, present中in, inside出exit, leave時time, hour政politics, government事matter, thing自oneself行going, journey見see, hopes月month, moon分part, minute of time後behind, back前in front, before生life, genuine発departure, discharge部section, bureau東east地ground, earth
Learning notes
Context changes memory
Names, menus, signs, headlines, and anime titles make abstract utility feel concrete.
High-Utility 250 is a hub deck
It is intentionally large and every card also belongs elsewhere.