Bushudo: Kanji & Hanzi
JLPT & HSK Study RPG
What it does
Strengthen your Japanese and Chinese by writing the missing character. In the real world, characters don't appear alone, so why study them by themselves - this app gets you to learn characters through context. Additionally, once you get used to writing the characters, the muscle memory improves recall and long-term storage. This is active learning, not passive recognition.
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