Random Kanji Generator
Generate a random kanji from a curated introductory set.
Description
Random Kanji Generator selects one of 71 outputs from its implemented Kanji repertoire and shows every possible result below.
Generate a random kanji from a curated introductory set. The generator samples from the exact 71-entry repertoire shown on this page, so you can inspect every possible result before using it for practice, testing, or a prompt.1
When random Kanji prompts are useful
- Create one-at-a-time Kanji recognition or recall prompts without manually choosing the next character.
- Exercise font fallback, text shaping, storage, copying, and rendering with values from the implemented writing-system repertoire.
- Use the complete grid as a coverage checklist when every available output must be reviewed deliberately.
How the Kanji repertoire is sampled
Each run maps a random value to one of 71 entries with equal probability. “Run again” performs another independent draw. The reference grid is sorted alphabetically for ASCII labels and by Unicode code point for characters; sorting changes only the presentation, not the generator's sampling set.
Complete implemented generator repertoire for Kanji (71 unique entries). A dotted circle is added only when displaying a leading combining mark so that the mark remains visible; the generator returns the original value without that helper.
- 一 U+4E00
- 七 U+4E03
- 万 U+4E07
- 三 U+4E09
- 上 U+4E0A
- 下 U+4E0B
- 中 U+4E2D
- 九 U+4E5D
- 二 U+4E8C
- 五 U+4E94
- 人 U+4EBA
- 休 U+4F11
- 先 U+5148
- 入 U+5165
- 八 U+516B
- 六 U+516D
- 円 U+5186
- 出 U+51FA
- 力 U+529B
- 十 U+5341
- 千 U+5343
- 友 U+53CB
- 口 U+53E3
- 右 U+53F3
- 名 U+540D
- 四 U+56DB
- 土 U+571F
- 大 U+5927
- 天 U+5929
- 女 U+5973
- 子 U+5B50
- 小 U+5C0F
- 山 U+5C71
- 川 U+5DDD
- 左 U+5DE6
- 年 U+5E74
- 心 U+5FC3
- 手 U+624B
- 日 U+65E5
- 早 U+65E9
- 月 U+6708
- 木 U+6728
- 本 U+672C
- 林 U+6797
- 森 U+68EE
- 正 U+6B63
- 母 U+6BCD
- 水 U+6C34
- 火 U+706B
- 父 U+7236
- 犬 U+72AC
- 生 U+751F
- 田 U+7530
- 男 U+7537
- 百 U+767E
- 目 U+76EE
- 石 U+77F3
- 空 U+7A7A
- 立 U+7ACB
- 竹 U+7AF9
- 耳 U+8033
- 花 U+82B1
- 草 U+8349
- 虫 U+866B
- 見 U+898B
- 貝 U+8C9D
- 足 U+8DB3
- 金 U+91D1
- 雨 U+96E8
- 魚 U+9B5A
- 鳥 U+9CE5
Limitations of the Kanji generator
This is a curated 71-entry introductory set grouped around numbers, nature, people, directions, and basic actions. It is not the Jōyō list or a complete inventory of Han ideographs.
A random character does not teach frequency, pronunciation, stroke order, word formation, historical development, or meaning in context. Browser randomness is suitable for ordinary prompts and interface testing, not cryptographic selection, lotteries, or auditable sampling.
Alternative or Complementary ways to work with Kanji
Work through the grid in order when complete coverage matters, or use the cited chart or standard when you need normative names, ordering, annotations, and usage rules. Random prompts are best used after the relevant symbols and conventions have been introduced explicitly.
References
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Kanji — Wikipedia contributors
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