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N4 Kanji & Kanji Story Quiz on Windows Pc

Developed By: Yvgenij Sharovskij

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: April 19, 2024

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Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 9.0
Size 20.6 MB
Release Date November 29, 24
Category Education Apps

App Permissions:
Allows access to the vibrator. [see more (1)]

What's New:
API33アップデートによって「フォトモード」と「XLS形式エクスポート」が廃止することになった。 [see more]

Description from Developer:
Any avid kanji student would know the names of Henshall and Heisig, for their publications on kanji etymology and kanji story composition, respectively. Kanji stories are laconic,... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download N4 Kanji & Kanji Story Quiz and install on Windows PC. N4 Kanji & Kanji Story Quiz is free Education app, developed by Yvgenij Sharovskij. Latest version of N4 Kanji & Kanji Story Quiz is 9.0, was released on 2024-11-29 (updated on 2024-04-19). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100. Overall rating of N4 Kanji & Kanji Story Quiz is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install N4 Kanji & Kanji Story Quiz on Windows?

Instruction on how to install N4 Kanji & Kanji Story Quiz on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install N4 Kanji & Kanji Story Quiz on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install N4 Kanji & Kanji Story Quiz using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "N4 Kanji & Kanji Story Quiz" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install N4 Kanji & Kanji Story Quiz on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "N4 Kanji & Kanji Story Quiz" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Any avid kanji student would know the names of Henshall and Heisig, for their publications on kanji etymology and kanji story composition, respectively. Kanji stories are laconic, personal stories associated with each kanji that rely on deconstructing the kanji into primitives, i.e. smaller parts such as radicals or groups of radicals, and then giving these primitives a unique keyword so as to use these keywords to compose memorable stories for each kanji. The greatest disadvantage with kanji stories, apart from actually memorizing some 2000 kanji stories, is that the keywords given to each primitive are often not associated with the traditional meaning of the radicals (部首), thus making passing N1 a daunting endeavor.

In juxtaposition, it seems more practical to rely on the original kanji etymology, with specifically defined meanings for each of the traditional 214 radicals. In such a manner, memorizing kanji becomes progressively limpid, as knowing the etymology of one kanji often helps to remember the related kanji. However, at least 80% of the Chinese kanji are phono-semantic (形聲) in nature, which means that they are derived from both phonetic and semantic elements. On top of that, for a substantial part of the kanji, merely partial, if any at all, etymological derivations can be studied, as much of the etymology has been obscured over time.

Common to both kanji stories and etymology is deconstructing the kanji into smaller elements to make an initially arduous task of understanding the kanji considerably more manageable. This is, after all, how the kanji were traditionally studied, as described by the original kanji radical construction in the Shuowen Jiezi (Chinese: 說文解字, translated as "explaining graphs and analyzing characters"), which is a Chinese dictionary from the Han Dynasty. 說文解字 groups the kanji into 5 categories, namely: i) pictograms (象形), ii) simple ideograms (指事), iii) compound ideographs (會意), iv) borrowed kanji (假借), v) phono-semantic, and v) reciprocal cognates (轉注).

As such, when studying kanji, it is best not to limit oneself to either kanji stories or etymology, but rather to utilize a combination of these, as well as other methods, to take the path of "least resistance".

Consequently, the study of kanji is not primarily about memorization, but rather seeing patterns and associating these patterns with something less strenuous to remember.

This app was coded with the above in mind and is unique in such a sense, while also allowing you take photos with your phone and link them with each kanji as a form of a quiz hint.

Note: I wrote all of the kanji stories in this app. It might be a good idea to export them into an Excel sheet before making any major changes.
API33アップデートによって「フォトモード」と「XLS形式エクスポート」が廃止することになった。
Allows access to the vibrator.