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Get the Japan Ready Beginner Kanji Challenge

Get the Japan Ready Beginner Kanji Challenge

Start here if you want to begin learning Japanese kanji without feeling overwhelmed.

The Japan Ready Beginner Kanji Challenge gives you a practical starting point with 107 essential beginner kanji commonly seen in early Japanese study and real-life situations like travel, signs, schedules, food, money, directions, and everyday communication.

Instead of trying to learn everything at once, this challenge breaks the process into a manageable rhythm:

  • 107 essential beginner kanji

  • 90-day study plan

  • About 10 kanji per week

  • Practice sheets designed for writing by hand

  • Handwritten-style kanji models

  • Readings included

  • Review pages to help with long-term memory

This is for you if you want to:

  • Start learning kanji in a clear and beginner-friendly way

  • Build a strong foundation for reading simple Japanese

  • Improve recognition of common kanji used in real life

  • Practice writing characters in balanced square boxes

  • Use repetition and review to remember what you learn

These worksheets are designed to help you move beyond random memorization and build real familiarity with kanji over time.

Inside you’ll get:

  • Beginner kanji practice sheets

  • Handwritten-style character models

  • Practice boxes for repeated writing

  • Key readings for each kanji

  • Recall and review practice

  • A simple structure you can follow over 90 days

If you’re a beginning Japanese learner and wondering where to start with kanji, this is your place to begin:

LINK to WEEK 1: https://youtu.be/p_TICaTnsjI

Build your kanji foundation one step at a time.