氵
さんずい
sanzui
Meaning water (radical form of 水)
Position Left side — appears in kanji related to water, liquids, and flow.
Examples 海 (sea) · 泳 (swim) · 河 (river) · 池 (pond)
Bundle
Essential Kanji
The foundation — common radicals, the first two grades of kanji, and everyday compounds. ~440 cards.
- 438 cards
- 4 packs
- Japanese
- $2.99
Essential Kanji is a kanji track you can actually finish. It ladders 4 packs in the order you’d actually learn them — Kanji Radicals → Kanji — First Grade → Kanji — Second Grade → Kanji Compounds — 438 cards in all. Each character shows its on’yomi and kun’yomi readings, its meaning, and an example word.
The kanji arrive in the order Japanese schools teach them, a few at a time, as quiet notifications you glance at and move on. It’s a one-time $2.99 purchase — buy it once, keep every pack, no subscription.
What's inside
4 packs, 438 cards — unlocked together.
A look inside
A few of the 438 cards across this bundle — front, then what one tap reveals.
日
Meaning day; sun
On'yomi ニチ・ジツ
Kun'yomi ひ・び・か
Examples 日曜日 (nichiyoubi, Sunday) · 今日 (kyou, today)
国
Meaning country
On'yomi コク
Kun'yomi くに
Examples 国 (kuni, country) · 外国 (gaikoku, foreign country)
学生
がくせい
gakusei
Meaning student
Breakdown 学 (study) + 生 (life) → student
亻
にんべん
ninben
Meaning person (radical form of 人)
Position Left side — appears in kanji about people and human action.
Examples 休 (rest) · 仕 (serve) · 何 (what) · 体 (body)
一
Meaning one
On'yomi イチ・イツ
Kun'yomi ひと・ひと.つ
Examples 一月 (ichigatsu, January) · 一つ (hitotsu, one thing)
Questions
- What does the Essential Kanji bundle cover?
- It ladders 4 packs in the order you’d actually learn them — Kanji Radicals → Kanji — First Grade → Kanji — Second Grade → Kanji Compounds — 438 cards in all. Every card lists the character’s readings, an English meaning, and an example word.
- In what order are the kanji taught?
- By the order Japanese schools introduce them — radicals first, then grade by grade through the jōyō set — so each pack builds on the last.
- What’s included?
- 4 packs — Kanji Radicals, Kanji — First Grade, Kanji — Second Grade, Kanji Compounds — 438 cards in total.
- Is this a subscription?
- No. Hanase has no subscriptions. The Essential Kanji bundle is a one-time $2.99 purchase that unlocks every pack it includes, for good.
- Which devices does it work on?
- Hanase runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Cards arrive as gentle notifications and your progress syncs across your devices over iCloud — and everything works offline once downloaded.