学生
がくせい
gakusei
Meaning student
Breakdown 学 (study) + 生 (life) → student
Kanji compounds
Kanji Compounds
100 everyday jukugo — two-kanji compound words — that show how individual kanji combine into new meanings.
Part of the Essential Kanji bundle
- 100 cards
- Kanji compounds
- Japanese
- In Essential Kanji
100 everyday two-kanji compounds. Each card shows the character with its on’yomi and kun’yomi readings, its meaning, and an example word that puts it to use.
Hanase teaches the compounds (jukugo) the way they’re actually learned — in the order Japanese schools introduce them, a few at a time, arriving as a quiet notification you glance at and move on. It unlocks with the Essential Kanji bundle — a one-time purchase, no subscription.
A look inside
A few of the 100 cards in this pack — front, then what one tap reveals.
先生
せんせい
sensei
Meaning teacher
Breakdown 先 (before) + 生 (born) → one born before; teacher
学校
がっこう
gakkou
Meaning school
Breakdown 学 (study) + 校 (school) → school
大学
だいがく
daigaku
Meaning university
Breakdown 大 (big) + 学 (study) → university
高校
こうこう
koukou
Meaning high school
Breakdown 高 (high) + 校 (school) → high school
電車
でんしゃ
densha
Meaning train
Breakdown 電 (electricity) + 車 (vehicle) → train
How Hanase teaches it
Cards don't wait in a deck for you to open them. One arrives as a gentle notification; a glance shows the prompt, one tap reveals the answer. It works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, and there are no streaks, scores, or shame — just a little, often, until it's yours.
Questions
- What does the Kanji compounds pack cover?
- 100 everyday two-kanji compounds, each with its readings (on’yomi and kun’yomi), an English meaning, and an example word.
- How are the kanji ordered?
- By the order Japanese schools teach them — radicals first, then grade by grade through the jōyō set — so you build on what you already know.
- Does each kanji show its readings?
- Yes. Every card lists the common on’yomi and kun’yomi readings alongside the meaning and an example word.
- 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.
- Does it work offline?
- Yes. Once a pack is downloaded the cards live on your device, so reviews keep arriving with no connection.
- How much does it cost?
- It’s included in the Essential Kanji bundle, a one-time purchase. Hanase has no subscription.