The JLPT is an internationally known test, held worldwide, to evaluate and certify the proficiency in Japanese of non-native speakers. The test has been held since 1984. The JLPT is held in July ...

Kyoto, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)--“Kuma,” meaning bear, was picked Friday as the kanji character of the year in Japan, amid a series of wild bear attacks across the country. It was the first time that kuma ...

KYOTO—The character for “kuma” (bear) is the kanji of the year, a not unexpected choice that narrowly edged out the character for “rice.” The announcement was made on Dec. 12 at Kiyomizudera temple ...

The character “kuma” (熊), meaning bear in Japanese, was selected as kanji of the year for 2025, the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation announced Friday, after a year defined by a surge in bear ...

Oppo has unveiled Find N5, which it claims it the world's thinnest foldable smartphone, as the Chinese company beefs up push into research and development to push forward technological progress. Oppo ...

Does Kanji frighten? Of course. There's no denying it: learning Japanese without facing this obstacle seems impossible. There are thousands of ideograms, each with its nuances and readings. In this ...

In Japan, the learning of kanji begins early, already in the first year of elementary school. Students dive into the universe of these complex and fascinating characters, starting with 80 essential ...

The kanji character for “bear” has been selected as the Kanji of the Year, representing the social mood of 2025. At Kyoto’s Kiyomizu-dera Temple, chief priest Mori Seihan wrote the character on a ...

Select the deck to generate from with the Deck dropdown. Select the card field to check for kanji with the Field dropdown or type in multiple fields to check. Use the following format for searching ...

Nkf is a yet another kanji code converter among networks, hosts and terminals. It converts input kanji code to designated kanji code such as ISO-2022-JP, Shift_JIS, EUC-JP, UTF-8, UTF-16 or UTF-32.

The Centre for Languages & International Education (CLIE) at UCL offers students the opportunity to learn new languages and develop international skills alongside their degree. CLIE provides a wide ...