Can't read a Japanese character? Now you can draw it, search it, and learn it all in one tool.
Japanese linguist Daniel Sato, the creator behind My Japanese Name Translator, built the Kanji Finder to solve a universal problem: identifying unknown kanji. Whether you're reading manga, studying for the JLPT, or decoding a tattoo, this free tool gives you three powerful ways to find any character.
Draw the kanji with your mouse, finger, or stylus. Our handwriting recognition engine matches your strokes against 2,200+ characters and delivers live candidates instantly, no perfect stroke order required. Search by radical to narrow 6,000+ kanji down to a handful by selecting the components you recognize. Or look up by meaning, romaji, or kana reading to find characters you can hear but can't write.
Every result unlocks a full kanji card: on'yomi and kun'yomi readings, English meanings, animated stroke-order diagrams, JLPT level, school grade, and real example vocabulary with translations.
Everything runs privately in your browser your drawings never leave your device.
The Kanji Finder joins the Kanji to Hiragana Converter and Hiragana to Katakana Converter in the growing My Japanese Name Translator toolkit.
Try it free → myjapanesenametranslator.com/kanji-finder
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