Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Draw Me a Kanji
Customizable, animated stroke order for Japanese characters.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Draw Me a Kanji launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Anime.js▲236A flexible yet lightweight Javascript animation library.
2016 · anime-js.com · its alternatives →
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QWANJI▲174Hey HN! I've built this bit of cuteware (software not solving a problem but just for fun) inspired from the patterns made by swipe typing on mobile devices. To me it seemed like the closest thing to an English version of Kanji and it would be cool to consistently recreate those patterns. The implementation is vanilla js to keep things simple (and from a bit of framework fatigue) I'm keen to see how people use qwanji. Any and all feedback welcome!
2024 · byronicalpatrick.github.io · its alternatives →
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The idea is actually quite simple. As a Japanese learner and a coder, I've always wanted there to be an open-source, 100% free for learning Japanese, similar to Monkeytype in the typing community. Unfortunately, pretty much all language learning apps are closed-sourced and paid these days, and the ones that are free have unfortunately been abandoned. But of course, just creating yet another language learning app was not enough - there has to be a unique selling point. And then I thought to myself: why not make it crazy and do what no other language learning app ever did by adding a gazillion…
2025 · kanadojo.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · otoro.net · its alternatives →
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I'm a long time lurker that recently quit my job to work on my own projects, a lot due to the inspiration from Hacker News. Now I have published my first serious project, an app for learning how to write Japanese characters. It's the app I always wanted but couldn't find when I was studying. It tries to be simple to use, you just start the quiz and go with the flow. There's no need to plan and manage your studies, and it uses spaced repetition for better retention. There's a promo page with more details up at http://www.kanjibyhand.com. It's only for Android so far. The free version includes…
2012 · kanjibyhand.com. · its alternatives →
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Learn JLPT kanji with animated stroke order
May 2026 · michikanji.com · its alternatives →
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Learn kanji by actually writing them, stroke by stroke
Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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ASCII Art Paint▲150Surprise your readers with an original post using text art
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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JapaneseTab▲144Learn Japanese with every new tab
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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sketch-rnn model trained to write kanji.
2018 · otoro.net · its alternatives →
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KanjiLens▲120Kanji Lens is a Japanese manga translator and learning tool.
Jan 2026 · kanjilens.com · its alternatives →
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Manga Me▲106An A.I. powered app that draws your anime/manga portrait!
2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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