Hi! My name is Michael (マイコー), and I'm the creator and administrator of renshuu.org. I studied computer science and Japanese in college, which is when I originally created renshuu.org. As a student, I knew there had to be a better way to study certain elements of Japanese than what I saw myself and my peers doing. I got tired of spending time making flashcards. In addition, so many of the SRS sites out there for studying try to handle every language, and therefore are unable to focus on what makes up Japanese. This gave rise to renshuu.org.

I've been studying Japanese for around 16 years. I love teaching, whether it's as a teacher, or helping others study better through renshuu.

Thanks for using the site; if you ever have any questions, comments, or ideas - please feel free to contact us through the Help menu.

こんにちは！練習を使っていただいてありがとうございます。
子育てをしながら、イラストを描いています。
見るとホッとするような、そんな絵を描いていきたいです。
趣味は料理、茶道、着物です。

Hi I am Saki. Nice to meet you!
I have two children and am running after them everyday.
It helps me rest to draw pictures after they go to sleep at night.
Hope my illustration helps your studying! Thanks :)

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Some of the dictionary/reference material used in the site has been taken from publicly-available sources on the Internet (listed below).

• Kanjidic - Kanji database
• EDICT - Vocabulary definitions
• KanjiVG - Kanji stroke order diagrams
• Skritter.com - Vocabulary/kanji lists for Yookoso, Nakama, and Tobira.
• rtega.be/chmn - many of the kanji mnemonics have been adapted from this page for renshuu, with permission. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
• Kanji Dictionary Publishing Society - SKIP codes listed in the Kanji dictionary
• Ryoukai Dictionary Database, Haroon Alsawalqah and Hisham Umar - Arabic word definitions
• Adys - Japanese ↔ Hungarian Dictionary - Japanese > Hungarian definitions

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