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

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
Jul 25, 2025
Coming Next: July 2025 Newsletter! - On Deck

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

July 31...

READ MORE
Jul 18, 2025
Coming Next: Essay 1877 on 揺 (to shake) - On Deck

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

July 25...

READ MORE
Jul 11, 2025
Coming Next: Essay 1606 on 墜 (to drop) - On Deck

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

July 18...

READ MORE
Jul 1, 2025
Coming Next: Essay 1025 on 宴 (party; banquet) - On Deck

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

July 11...

READ MORE
Jun 18, 2025
Coming Next: Essay 1828 on 盆 (tray; basin; Bon) - On Deck

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

June 29–July 2:...

READ MORE
Jun 13, 2025
Coming Next: Essay 1390 on 抄 (excerpt; abridgment; summary) - On Deck

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

June 20:...

READ MORE
Jun 5, 2025
Coming Next: Essay 1175 on 凝 (to congeal) - On Deck

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

June 13:...

READ MORE
  • ‹‹
  • 2 of 46
  • ››
JOK Notebook
  • Starting Point
  • When the Eye Strays
  • Life After Death
  • Skin Struggles and Tummy Troubles
  • Breaking at the Waist
  • In the Beginning
  • Year of the Dog and a Fork in the Road
  • What I Learned from "Seinfeld" and the 爽 Essay
  • « first
  • ‹ previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • …
  • next ›
  • last »
What's New
  • Now Out: April Newsletter, "Illuminations"
  • Now Out: Essay 1954 on 毀 (to destroy; damage; break)
  • Now Out: Essay 1672 on 曇 (cloudy)
  • Now Out: Essay 1200 on 蛍 (firefly; fluorescent)
  • Now Out: March Newsletter, "The Power of the Lurking Tiger"
  • Now Out: Essay 1297 on 崎 (cape) and 10 Revisions
  • Now Out: Essay 1994 on 窟 (cave; den) and 10 Revisions
  • Now Out: Essay 2011 on 頃 (time; about; convenient)
  • ‹‹
  • 14 of 108
  • ››
On Deck
  • Coming Next: Essay 1121 on 岐 (divergence)
  • Coming Next: Essay 2076 on 妬 (jealous)
  • Coming Next: Essay 1325 on 諮 (to consult)
  • Coming Next: Essay 1404 on 焦 (to scorch; be impatient; pine for)
  • Coming Next: Essay 1171 on 響 (echo; sound; influence)
  • Coming Next: September 2025 Newsletter!
  • Coming Next: Essay 1235 on 顧 (to look back; consider)
  • Coming Next: Essay 1901 on 隆 (flourishing)
  • ‹‹
  • 2 of 85
  • ››
View Archive

Privacy Policy