Character pages group related characters in a few places. Each grouping measures one specific thing (the heading says which) and the closest matches come first.
Looks Alike
Grouped by the shape of the rendered glyph, so the group reaches across scripts. Telling a mora from a kanji is a real reading problem when they look nearly identical in running text.
エ / 工 カ / 力 ト / 卜
- Script label
- Each entry shows its script when it differs from the page you are on.
- Two-way pairs
- A pair appears when the resemblance runs both ways: 士 shows up on 土's page because 土 shows up on 士's.
Characters that share a reading
Each reading row counts the other kanji read the same way and expands to show them. On'yomi and kun'yomi stay separate: the distinction marks a different relationship.
| Reading | Written in | Shared-reading kanji |
|---|---|---|
| On'yomi (Sino-Japanese) | katakana | 同音異字 |
| Kun'yomi (native) | hiragana | 異字同訓 |
Sounds Close, on kana pages
Kana that are easy to mishear as the one you are looking at. These are pairs you learn one at a time.
じ / ぢ ず / づ つ / す し / ち ら-row / だ-row