Kanji and character practice sheets
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Example
Example: nine first kanji on US Letter, two to trace and five to write
A first-year Japanese class practises 日本語学生先月火水: the kanji of 日本語 (Japanese), 学生 (student), the 先 of 先生, and three weekday kanji. Settings: Type them, Grey copies to trace 2, Square size Medium, Dashed cross, US Letter.
- Medium squares come out 18 mm on Letter: 11 rows to a page, each with the model in black, a box for the reading and the meaning, then 7 squares.
- The first 2 squares hold grey copies to trace and the other 5 are empty, each with a dashed cross to place the strokes by.
- Nine characters do not fill the 11 rows, so the list goes round again: 日 and 本 get a second row at the foot of the page.
| Square size | On US Letter | Characters a page | Squares to write in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small | 11.9 mm | 16 | 12 in a row |
| Medium | 18.0 mm | 11 | 7 in a row |
| Large | 25.4 mm | 4 | 12, in two rows of 6, the reading box under the model |
character-practice.pdf: one page of 11 rows, 日本語学生先月火水日本, and 77 squares to practise in. Stroke order is not printed, so check it in the textbook. For a whole grade, Japanese grade 1 puts its 80 kanji on 8 pages.
How it works
- Type the characters you are learning, or pick a Japanese grade or a hanja level.
- Choose the square size, the guide lines and how many grey copies to trace.
- Print; write each character in the squares, looking at the model.
Frequently asked questions
- Which characters can I practise?
- Japanese kanji and kana, traditional Chinese characters and Korean hanja that you type, Japan’s school kanji for grades 1 to 6, or the Korean hanja test levels 8 to 6. Some simplified Chinese forms are not in the fonts and are skipped.
- Is stroke order shown?
- No — check the stroke order in your textbook or dictionary; the sheet gives the model, copies to trace and squares to write.
- What are the dashed lines for?
- They divide each square into four, helping to place and balance each part of the character.
- Is there space for readings?
- Yes: a box beside each model, split in two for the reading and the meaning. With Large squares it sits under the model instead.
- How many characters fit on a page?
- On US Letter 16 with small squares, 11 with medium and 4 with large; on A4 17, 12 and 5. A short list you type fills its page by going round again.
- Is anything uploaded?
- No. The pages are made in your browser.