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Master Kanji meanings to survive on an island where every element forms from Japanese characters. This indie RPG blends survival crafting with language learning, focusing on about 200 everyday Kanji used in modern Japan. Gather materials by clicking cards like "岩" to obtain "鉄", store them in your inventory, and combine them via the crafting menu to build essentials. Start by constructing a "焚き火" for cooking and light sources, plus an "作業台" for tools. Equip a "灯" in your left hand at night to reveal hidden cards and avoid danger. Explore biomes marked by "←" symbols to discover new Kanji, with Japanese language settings revealing cultural insights. Players eager to learn practical Japanese through hands-on survival thrive here.

Life of Kanji Island is a game that helps you understand the ‘meaning’ of Japanese Kanji characters.
Survive the island where all elements are composed of Kanji and master the Kanji!

Features

You can learn the meanings of kanji.

As you play the game, you can naturally learn the meaning of kanji from various information about kanji (color, size, pronunciation, description, and relationship with other kanji).
Once you understand the meaning of a kanji, it will be easier to guess the meaning of a Japanese sentence.

Omit extra information

There are a large number of kanji, each of which has various readings, but there are also many kanji and readings that are almost never used today.
In this game, such kanji are omitted and limited to those used in daily life in Japan today, so that you can efficiently memorize the kanji you need to learn Japanese.

About 200 Kanji that appear in the game

There are more than 10,000 kanji, but the number of kanji used daily in Japan is only about one-tenth of the total.
By playing this game, you can learn about 20%(50% if you include the description!) of the kanji used in daily life.

Explanation against the Background of Japanese Culture

By setting the language setting to Japanese, the explanations of kanji characters are explained in detail against the background of Japanese culture.
When you get used to the game, try setting the language to Japanese!
It might give you a clue to the game...?

How to play

1. gather materials

Click on one of the cards on the left side of the screen to collect the material corresponding to the card.
For example, clicking on the “岩” card will give you “鉄”, etc. The materials are stored in the inventory on the right side of the screen.
The acquired materials are stored in the inventory on the right side of the screen.



2. let's make things

By combining the materials you have collected, you can make various items necessary for survival.
Select the “製作” button, then the “一覧” button, and select the items you want to make.
The left side of the list shows the required materials and the right side shows the items to be made.




3. what to do at the beginning

First, we need to build a “焚き火”, a “灯” and a “作業台”.
When you build a “焚き火”, you will be able to make “灯” and various food items.
When you build a “作業台”, you will be able to make a variety of tools.



4. let's equip it with lights

At night, the cards become invisible and very dangerous.
By making a “灯” and equipping it in the “左手”, the cards become visible.
Most tools have various effects when equipped.



5. visit a new biome

Some cards have a “←” symbol in the upper left corner.
Selecting this card will move you to a new biome.
Explore the new biome and learn new kanji.



Explore different places and master the Kanji characters!