Japanese News in Translation

“Blog for news stories from Japan that might or might not gain coverage in English-language sources. If you’re examining social trends in Japan and don’t have the primary language skills, let me know. Maybe I can help.”

Kanji Radical List

This 8 page .pdf document is one of the free sample documents from Lawrence Howell’s Kanji Master Program. It lists and categorizes the 214 Kanji radicals.

More About Kanji

Find lots of useful background information on Kanji on this page.

– Section I A Brief History of the Characters

– Section II The Four Types of Characters

– Section III Points of Note Regarding the Characters

– Section IV ON and KUN Readings of the Characters in Japan

Kanji FAQ

Lawrence Howell, creator of the Kanji Master Program, has put together this interesting and informative Kanji FAQ.