Practice Kanji
I spend a lot of time on my computer, so when I began learning Japanese one of the first things I looked for was a good Kanji flashcard program. I found a few good programs really good programs available on the internet:
- KDrill is able to filter quiz Kanji based on grade or frequency and also has a multiple choice format. I also really like the fact that if you get an answer incorrect you get a double penalty (the current Kanji and the Kanji for the answer you guessed incorrectly).
- Tango Blaster was nice because it supported chunking and allowed testing based on onyomi and kunyomi readings.
Unfortunately each program had different aspects that i liked. In the end I did what every self assured programmers does… I wrote my own program that combined the aspects that I liked from each. My program isn’t as full featured as the other two applications that I found, but instead different featured. Please use and distribute freely, all code and applications are LGPL licensed.
Java Web Start: JKanjiKard
Binary Zip: JKanjiKard.zip
Source Zip: JKanjiKard-src.zip
Features:
- Grade or frequency based Kanji filtering.
- Double penalty incorrect answers (both the current questino and the incorrect answer go back into the pool).
- Chunking to help with large sets.
- Audio cues for correct and incorrect answers.
- Tests on On and Kun readings.
Gaps:
- Keyboard support.
- Muteable sound.
- Font configuration.
If you like what you see or even if you don’t please let me know. I’m especially interested in enhancement suggestions for version 2. cynical at cynicalmonkey dotcom.
