Japan Zone:

Japan travel guide, information on Japan and Japanese culture.

Japan Zone contents

Today's: Entertainment | News | Weather | Currencies

Javascript Games
Kanji Concentration
Jan-ken
Battleships
Solitaire

Modern Japan
Entertainment
Movies | Movie Posters | Anime | Anime Movies | TV Anime | TV Comedy | Manga | Pop Music | Takarazuka | Pachinko | The Gaming Industry | Game Developers
Famous people
Directors | Actors & Actresses | TV Stars | Comedians | Musicians | Sports Stars | Designers | Politicians
Japan Inc
Economy | Global 500 | Companies A - F | G - L | M | N | O - S | T - Z

Japan Store
JZ Originals | Accessories | Apparel | Electronics | Interior | Toys & Games

Cultural Japan
Entertainment
Kabuki | Noh | Bunraku | Geisha | Instruments
Arts
Tea Ceremony | Kodo | Ukiyoe | Ikebana | Bonsai | Origami | Literature | Modern Literature
Royalty
Imperial Family | Imperial Family Members
Calendar
Festivals | Annual Events | Four Seasons | Cherry Blossoms | Valentine's/White Day
Costume
Kimono | Footwear
Food & Drink
Basics | Dishes | Alcohol | Drinking Out

New to Japan
General
Visas | Accommodation | Health & Welfare | Transport | Local Transport | Mobile Phones | Money | Etiquette | Meeting People
Language
Learn Japanese | Alphabets | Kanji | Useful Expressions | New Japanese
Employment
Working | Teaching | Find a Job

Japan Omnibus
Geography
Facts & Figures | Regions & Cities | Climate
Sightseeing
Tokyo | Kyoto | Hokkaido | Tohoku | Kanto | Chubu | Kinki | Chugoku | Shikoku | Kyushu | Okinawa | Onsen | Scuba Diving
Sports
Baseball | Soccer | Sumo | Martial Arts | Others
History
Early | Medieval | Modern
Religion
Shinto | Buddhism | Others | Superstitions | Shrines | Temples | Zen Gardens
Politics
Government | Parties | Prime Ministers

Japan Gallery
People | Landmarks | Nature | Scenery | Miscellaneous

Cultural JapanModern JapanNew to JapanJapan OmnibusJapan ForumJapan GalleryJapan Store

Javascript Games Irasshaimase "Kanji Concentration"

Test your powers of memory and learn some basic Japanese kanji characters at the same time. This is the standard concentration game: click on a square and you will see a kanji character. Try to find the matching character. After you click a second square, if they don't match they will be turned over.

When you finish, you will be told how long it took to complete the game. For those of you who don't read Japanese at all, explanations of the characters are given below.




The kanji used in this game are explained briefly below.
(note: many kanji have different readings, depending on their use. Those in bold are 'on' readings and where there is a commonly used 'kun' reading, it is given in brackets. I haven't bothered with any standard system for the romanization of Japanese words - this is not meant as an exhaustive explanation, it's just for fun!)

dai; meaning: big, great
eg. daigaku = university

ka (ie); meaning: home, house
eg. kazoku = family

bi; meaning: beauty
eg. bijin = beautiful woman

u (ame); meaning: rain
eg. tsuyu = rainy season

nichi (hi); meaning: sun, day
eg. nippon = Japan

ka (hana); meaning: flower
eg. kabin = vase

hon (moto); meaning: book, origin
eg. Roppongi = place name

sen (kawa); meaning: river
eg. Kawaguchi = family name

ai; meaning: love
eg. renai = love

rin (hayashi) meaning: a wood
eg. Kobayashi = family name

mu (nai); meaning: nothing, not
eg. muri = unreasonable

den (ta); meaning: rice field
eg. Honda = family name

moku (ki); meaning: tree, wood
eg. mokuyobi = Thursday

go; meaning: five
eg. goji = 5 o'clock

sui (mizu); meaning: water
eg. suiyobi = Wednesday

kyuu; meaning: nine
eg. Kyuushu = place name

gaku; meaning: study
eg. daigaku = university

jin (hito); meaning: person
eg. nihonjin = a Japanese



Google search


Japan Zone Web


Japan Zone is on Facebook


Japan - Order FREE Travel Brochure!


Over 3,000,000 Members
• 1,000,000+ Photos
• 230+ Countries
• IM, Voice & Video Calls
• Join Now, FREE!
Come
Join Us!!
Meet Friends
in Japan
username :
password :

Today's Profiles

Like the Japan Zone? -- Vote for us in the Topsites Japan RankingsVote for us at Topsites Japan!

Home | Cultural Japan | Modern Japan | New to Japan | Japan Omnibus | Japan Forum | Japan Gallery | Japan Store | Japan Chat
About us | Advertising | Site Map | Links | Terms of Use | Article 1 | Article 2 | Article 3 | Comments on the site? © 1999-2011 Japan Zone