{"id":15737,"date":"2026-11-02T12:43:36","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T03:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/?p=15737"},"modified":"2026-11-02T12:48:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T03:48:39","slug":"japanese-handwriting-learning-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/index.php\/en\/japanese-handwriting-learning-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese and handwriting learning links"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.cd-resource-en{color:#40566a;line-height:1.8}.cd-resource-en *{box-sizing:border-box}.cd-resource-en .res-head{background:#fff7d9;border:1px solid #ecdfb2;border-radius:16px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:22px}.cd-resource-en h2{font-size:25px;line-height:1.4;margin:25px 0 14px;color:#417c9f}.cd-resource-en h3{font-size:20px;line-height:1.5;margin:16px 0 8px;color:#3d6174}.cd-resource-en p,.cd-resource-en li{font-size:18px}.cd-resource-en .res-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px;margin:14px 0 24px}.cd-resource-en .res-card{display:flex;flex-direction:column;padding:15px;border:1px solid #d2e3e8;border-radius:13px;background:#fcfefe;min-width:0}.cd-resource-en .res-card a{font-size:18px;font-weight:700;overflow-wrap:anywhere}.cd-resource-en .res-card img{width:100%;height:130px;object-fit:contain;margin-bottom:12px}.cd-resource-en .res-card small{font-size:14px;color:#74878b}.cd-resource-en .res-note{background:#f1f8fb;border:1px solid #cce0e6;border-radius:12px;padding:15px;font-size:16px}.cd-resource-en figure{margin:18px 0}.cd-resource-en figure img{display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:auto}.cd-resource-en .res-previews{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px}.cd-resource-en .res-downloads a{display:inline-block;padding:12px 16px;margin:6px 8px 6px 0;background:#edf7fb;border:1px solid #acd5e5;border-radius:10px;font-size:18px;font-weight:700}.cd-resource-en iframe{max-width:100%}.cd-resource-en .res-steps li{font-size:22px;margin-bottom:12px}.cd-resource-en summary{font-size:20px;cursor:pointer}.cd-resource-en nav{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap}.cd-resource-en nav a{padding:7px 12px;background:#eef7fa;border-radius:8px;font-size:16px}.cd-resource-en section[id]{scroll-margin-top:80px}@media(max-width:600px){.cd-resource-en .res-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.cd-resource-en .res-previews{grid-template-columns:1fr}.cd-resource-en .res-head{padding:16px}.cd-resource-en .res-card img{height:110px}}<\/style><div class=\"cd-resource-en\" lang=\"en\"><header class=\"res-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/index.php\/en\/learning-links\/\">Learning Links<\/a><p>Explore hiragana, katakana, vocabulary, kanji, idioms and handwriting resources.<\/p><\/header><p>These links follow Chicodori\u2019s Japanese directory. Most destinations use Japanese. Check each site for its language, availability and terms.<\/p><section><h2>Hiragana &amp; katakana<\/h2><div class=\"res-grid\"><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hiragana001.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kumamoto-kmm.ed.jp\/kyouzai\/web\/HiraganaPuzzle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hiragana Puzzle<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hiragana2.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/garakuta.app\/kana\/mini.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hiragana practice<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hiragana003.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kocha.benesse.ne.jp\/kodomo\/open\/play\/393\/?course_id=4&amp;theme_id=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shimajiro: collect hiragana<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hiragana004.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kocha.benesse.ne.jp\/kodomo\/open\/play\/311\/?course_id=4&amp;theme_id=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shimajiro: dig for hiragana<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/katakana001.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kocha.benesse.ne.jp\/kodomo\/open\/play\/341\/?course_id=5&amp;theme_id=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hide and seek in Katakana Land<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><\/div><\/section><section><h2>Words<\/h2><div class=\"res-grid\"><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kotoba001.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kocha.benesse.ne.jp\/kodomo\/open\/play\/340\/?course_id=4&amp;theme_id=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shimajiro\u2019s hiragana train<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kotoba002.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kocha.benesse.ne.jp\/kodomo\/open\/play\/369\/?course_id=4&amp;theme_id=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Make hiragana with Shimajiro<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kotobamusubi.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dc.kanken.or.jp\/kotobamusubi\/web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ichimaru word connections<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kotobato.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shogakukan.co.jp\/pr\/reikai\/kotobato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kotobato word game<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kotoba003.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/houkago.gakken.jp\/genre\/kotoba.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wordplay worksheets: Gakken<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kotoba004.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhk.or.jp\/school\/kokugo\/drill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Word drills: NHK for School<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><\/div><\/section><section><h2>Kanji<\/h2><div class=\"res-grid\"><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kanji002.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sikoku.jp\/2022\/kanmon\/index2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kanji Monsters 2<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kanji003.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/e-kokoro.org\/kanji\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kanji Master<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dd-kanji.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.19online.net\/ddk\/ddk2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dungeons &amp; Drill: reading kanji<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kanji004.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plicy.net\/GamePlay\/155561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kanji de GO!<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kanji005.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morinogakko.com\/classroom\/sakuraKoukaiyouPe-ji\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How kanji were formed<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kanji006.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sikoku.jp\/kanji03\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elementary kanji stroke order dictionary<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kanji007.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drill-generator.com\/kanji\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kanji worksheet generator<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><\/div><\/section><section><h2>Compound words &amp; idioms<\/h2><div class=\"res-grid\"><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/yoji001.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sikoku.jp\/2022\/4jk1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Four-character Idiom Monsters 1<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/yoji002.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sikoku.jp\/2022\/4jk2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Four-character Idiom Monsters 2<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/yoji003.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yoji-jukugo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Four-character idiom dictionary<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/yoji004.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.v-ist.com\/japaneseIdiom\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn four-character idioms<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><\/div><\/section><section><h2>Handwriting<\/h2><div class=\"res-grid\"><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/syosya001.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/font.onl.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brush-writing Web<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/syosya002.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenjisugimoto.com\/shuji\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Create handwriting models<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><div class=\"res-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/syosya003.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nichibun-g.co.jp\/learning_support\/s-shosha_kouhitsu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pencil handwriting sheets: Nichibun<\/a><small>External resource \u00b7 Japanese directory<\/small><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore hiragana, katakana, vocabulary, kanji, idioms and handwriting 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