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Kanji API

Kanji readings, strokes and meanings

📖 Books & WordsUNMONITORED
AUTH NONECORS ✓AGENT ?HTTPS ✓COMMERCIAL ?

Open kanji reference data by character or grade level. Returns on-yomi, kun-yomi, meanings and stroke count as JSON — no key.

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ON PROBE SCHEDULE

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Open provider docs ↗

Uptime historystarts after first probe

On our probe schedule. Uptime charts appear after the first check lands.

Example responsefrom provider docs — not verified by us
GET https://kanjiapi.dev/v1/kanji/水

{
  "freq_mainichi_shinbun": 223,
  "grade": 1,
  "heisig_en": "water",
  "jlpt": 5,
  "kanji": "水",
  "kun_readings": [
    "みず",
    "みず-"
  ],
  "meanings": [
    "water"
  ],
  "name_readings": [
    "うず",
    "ずみ"
  ]
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://kanjiapi.dev/v1/kanji/水"
const res = await fetch("https://kanjiapi.dev/v1/kanji/水");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://kanjiapi.dev/v1/kanji/水")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 5On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
On schedule — GET /kanji/水 awaits first probe
GET/kanji/水PROBED

Kanji readings, strokes and meanings

GET/kanji

Kanji — documented GET route.

GET/kanji/1

Kanji details by ID (example: 1).

GET/kanji?limit=10

Kanji — documented GET route.

GET/kanji/search?q=test

Search by query parameters.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Not tracked yet. Shape-change history starts once this API joins our probe schedule.

Kanji API: common questions

Is Kanji API free to use?

Yes — Kanji API is a free books & words API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does Kanji API need an API key?

No — Kanji API needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call Kanji API from the browser?

Yes — Kanji API returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.

Is Kanji API up right now?

Kanji API is catalogued but not yet on our probe schedule, so we don't publish a live status for it. Check the provider's own status page or docs for its current state.