Radicals → Kanji → Vocabulary
Follow a structured path from building blocks to real Japanese words that stick.
Kanji Kraken
Kanji Memorization FSRS
Master 2092 漢字. Unleash the Kraken.
Build fluency with a proven radicals-to-vocabulary path, community-vetted mnemonics that actually stick, and a modern scheduler that uses machine learning to optimize your review schedule
What You're Learning
A preview of the 2,092 kanji you'll master
Every character below is in your learning queue — from simple radicals to complex kanji used in everyday Japanese text.
JLPT N5JLPT N4JLPT N3JLPT N2JLPT N1
How Kanji Kraken Works
Anki FSRS Scheduling
Reviews are scheduled by FSRS, the algorithm behind Anki — proven to cut review volume by ~30% vs. traditional fixed-interval SRS.
Community-Vetted Mnemonics
Every kanji ships with the highest-rated mnemonic from Kanji Koohi — crowd-sourced stories proven to stick.
What You'll Actually Learn
2,092 kanji. Native-level reading fluency.
Kanji Kraken teaches every kanji you need to read Japanese newspapers, novels, and everyday text — the same kanji Japanese children spend 12 years learning in school.
🌱JLPT N5
103 kanji
Basic signs & greetings
📖JLPT N4
300 kanji
Elementary school level
📚JLPT N3
650 kanji
Comfortable with everyday reading
🎓JLPT N2
1,000 kanji
Japanese high school level
🏆JLPT N1
1,700 kanji
University entrance exam ready
🦑Kanji Kraken CompleteGoal
2,092 kanji
Full RTK set — every kanji from Remembering the Kanji
Japanese students spend 12 years learning these kanji in school. With FSRS spaced repetition and ~20 min/day of consistent reviews, many learners work through the full set in 1–2 years — your actual pace depends on consistency and retention.
Smarter Scheduling
~30% fewer reviews.
Same retention.
Most SRS tools use fixed intervals — review every N days regardless of how well you actually know the item. Kanji Kraken uses FSRS, the open-source algorithm behind Anki, which adapts intervals to your actual memory strength.
The result: items you know well get pushed further out, items you struggle with come back sooner. Independent studies show FSRS reduces total review volume by around 30% compared to fixed-interval SRS while maintaining the same retention rate.
Traditional SRS (WaniKani)
100%
review sessions
Kanji Kraken FSRS
~70%
review sessions
Simple Pricing
See full pricing →Free
$0
- ✓ Levels 1–5 kanji & radical reviews
- ✓ FSRS spaced repetition included
- ✓ Browse all kanji & radical pages
Premium
$5 / month
- ✓ FSRS reviews & spaced repetition
- ✓ Personalized dashboard & progress
- ✓ Analytics & leech tracking