Kanji: Japanese Word Search
Rottz Games Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Kanji: Japanese Word Search is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by Rottz Games. Requires iOS 15.0. Updated August 30, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 94 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Aug 30
- 2026 · v1.20.15
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About Kanji: Japanese Word Search
Kanji Search turns time with kanji into a puzzle you'll actually want to play — think classic Word Search, but with kanji. Love Japanese, or learning it? It's a relaxing way to meet real kanji every day — and a satisfying brain-teaser if you just love puzzles. HOW IT PLAYS Every board gives you a set of target kanji and a grid of components. Swipe to connect the right pieces and complete each kanji — easy to pick up, satisfying to master. As you find one, you see its meaning and watch it drawn stroke by stroke, so you absorb real Japanese while you play. WRITE IT, DON'T JUST FIND IT Learn to write kanji — not just recognize them. Tap any kanji you've found to open the practice pad and trace it stroke by stroke over a guide, in the correct order and direction. Draw a stroke right in one clean pass and it locks in; miss and it resets — so the shape really sticks. Going from finding a word to writing it is where kanji start to feel like yours. A QUICK EXAMPLE 森 "forest" = 木 + 木 + 木 (three trees). 休 "rest" = 亻 (person) + 木 (tree). Every kanji breaks into pieces like these — find them on the grid. FOR ENTHUSIASTS & LEARNERS • Real kanji with their meanings • Stroke-by-stroke order for every kanji • Spans JLPT levels, school grades, radicals and frequency FOUR DIFFICULTIES From breezy Easy boards to brain-bending Insane, there's a challenge for every level — whether you're prepping for the JLPT or just unwinding. FEATURES • Hundreds of kanji to discover • Drag-to-find, word-search-style gameplay • Trace-to-write practice — draw each kanji stroke by stroke, in order • Meaning and stroke-order clue cards — toggle anytime • Achievements and cloud save to track your progress • Fully offline — no account, no internet needed • Free to play, with an optional ad-free upgrade Whether you're studying for the JLPT, brushing up your kanji, or simply after a calm, clever puzzle, Kanji Search makes every match a tiny lesson. Download and start finding — and writing — kanji today. Questions, ideas or bugs? Email us at [email protected] Kanji stroke data from KanjiVG (© Ulrich Apel / the KanjiVG project), used under CC BY-SA 3.0. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
What’s new
Version 1.20.15 · Updated August 30, 2026
Pronunciation update. Kanji that share a reading no longer share a voice clip — each one is now spoken with its own pitch accent, so what you hear matches the kanji you found. Also: clearer readings, a calmer button sound, and a slower stroke animation so you can follow every stroke. Plus stability fixes. Ideas or bugs? [email protected]
App privacy
The developer, Rottz Games, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers: Device ID
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID, User ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Analytics, App Functionality
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