Log In
Welcome!
  • HOME
  • JOIN US
  • ESSAYS
  • JOKIA
  • ACCOUNT
  • KAIMONO
my cart (0)
Share |
  • FAQ About JOK
  • Purchasing Information
  • Express Checkout
  • Who We Are
  • Guide to the PDFs
  • Glossary
  • Renshu Resources
  • Great Wall of Kanji
  • Crazy for Kanji
  • Status Updates
  • Testimonials
  • Advertising
  • Contact Us

STATUS UPDATES

Oct 24, 2025
Coming Next: Essay 1121 on 岐 (divergence) - On Deck

Here's what you can expect next on Joy o' Kanji:

October 31...

READ MORE
Oct 17, 2025
Coming Next: Essay 2076 on 妬 (jealous) - On Deck

Here's what you can expect next on Joy o' Kanji:

October 24...

READ MORE
Oct 10, 2025
Coming Next: Essay 1325 on 諮 (to consult) - On Deck

Here's what you can expect next on Joy o' Kanji:

October 17...

READ MORE
Oct 4, 2025
Coming Next: Essay 1404 on 焦 (to scorch; be impatient; pine for) - On Deck

Here's what you can expect next on Joy o' Kanji:

October 10...

READ MORE
Sep 30, 2025
Coming Next: Essay 1171 on 響 (echo; sound; influence) - On Deck

Here's what you can expect next on Joy o' Kanji:

October 3...

READ MORE
Sep 25, 2025
Coming Next: September 2025 Newsletter! - On Deck

Here's what you can expect next on Joy o' Kanji:

September 30...

READ MORE
Sep 12, 2025
Coming Next: Essay 1235 on 顧 (to look back; consider) - On Deck

Here's what you can expect next on Joy o' Kanji:

September 18...

READ MORE
Sep 5, 2025
Coming Next: Essay 1901 on 隆 (flourishing) - On Deck

Here's what you can expect next on Joy o' Kanji:

September 12...

READ MORE
Aug 31, 2025
Coming Next: Essay 1735 on 微 (slight; micro-) - On Deck

Here's what you can expect next on Joy o' Kanji:

September 5...

READ MORE
Aug 28, 2025
Coming Next: August 2025 Newsletter! - On Deck

Here's what you can expect next on Joy o' Kanji:

August 31...

READ MORE
Aug 21, 2025
Coming Next: Essay 2067 on 貼 (to stick on) - On Deck

Here's what you can expect next on Joy o' Kanji:

August 29...

READ MORE
Aug 19, 2025
Coming Next: Essay 1168 on 恭 (respectful) - On Deck

Here's what you can expect next on Joy o' Kanji:

August 22...

READ MORE
Aug 8, 2025
Coming Next: Essay 2105 on 餅 (rice cake) - On Deck

Here's what you can expect next on Joy o' Kanji:

August 18...

READ MORE
Aug 1, 2025
Coming Next: Essay 2068 on 嘲 (ridicule) - On Deck

Here's what you can expect next on Joy o' Kanji:

August 8...

READ MORE
Jul 31, 2025
Coming Next: Essay 1526 on 遭 (to encounter; experience (something negative)) - On Deck

Here's what you can expect next on Joy o' Kanji:

August 1...

READ MORE
  • ‹‹
  • 2 of 46
  • ››
JOK Notebook
  • Decoding Romaji and Drinking Straight from the Bottle
  • The Kanji of the Year, 災
  • The Wonderful Wolves of Yumiko Kayukawa
  • Kudan
  • A Trip Around the World
  • Purity, Snazzy Dressers, and a Mended Lid for Every Cracked Pot
  • Completing the Circle
  • Tokyo Banana and a Matcha Madeleine
  • « first
  • ‹ previous
  • …
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • …
  • next ›
  • last »
What's New
  • Now Out: Essay 1976 on 諧 (harmony; joke) and 58 Revisions
  • Now Out: Essay 1044 on 佳 (excellent; good; beautiful)
  • Now Out: Essay 2131 on 璃 (lapis lazuli; glassy substance) and 12 Revisions
  • Now Out: November 2025 Newsletter, "A Dangerous Thing"
  • Now Out: Essay 1142 on 吉 (lucky, auspicious)
  • Now Out: Essay 1763 on 伏 (to lower oneself; submit to; conceal oneself)
  • Now Out: Essay 1666 on 篤 (cordial; serious, earnest; devoted)
  • Now Out: October 2025 Newsletter, "Angel of Automation"
  • ‹‹
  • 2 of 109
  • ››
On Deck
  • Coming Next: Essay 1044 on 佳 (excellent; beautiful)
  • Coming Next: Essay 2131 on 璃 (lapis lazuli; glassy substance)
  • Coming Next: November 2025 Newsletter!
  • Coming Next: Essay 1142 on 吉 (lucky, auspicious)
  • Coming Next: Essay 1763 on 伏 (to lower oneself; submit to; conceal oneself)
  • Coming Next: Essay 1666 on 篤 (cordial; serious, earnest; devoted)
  • Coming Next: October 2025 Newsletter!
  • Coming Next: Essay 1121 on 岐 (divergence)
  • ‹‹
  • 2 of 86
  • ››
View Archive

Privacy Policy