$1.50漢字でGOGO! Write Kanji by Hand, Beat the Clock
A kanji quiz where every answer is handwritten: read the katakana, catch the clue, and put your pen to work before the score attack slips away.
Is 漢字でGOGO! worth it?
漢字でGOGO! is worth it if…
- you already know some Japanese and want to test what has actually stuck
- you enjoy quiz games where writing the answer yourself is the whole point
- you want brain exercise in short sessions that are easy to repeat
- you like chasing score attacks and one more run at a personal best
- you are learning Japanese and want a lively break from notebooks and textbooks
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Four ways to test yourself
Every mode asks the same thing: a katakana reading and a clue on screen, and you write the kanji or compound word by hand. What changes is the pressure. Entertainment Mode is the approachable one, fast-paced and friendly to first-timers. Serious Mode, unlocked by meeting conditions, throws out challenging words you rarely meet in everyday life. Rush Mode keeps serving questions of the same level, so you can drill one difficulty until it sticks. And KAKITORI ISSEN is a bonus score attack where speed matters, but so does writing each character carefully. Pick the mode that matches your mood and your memory.
Your handwriting is the answer
There are no multiple-choice prompts here. The game judges what you actually write, based on the overall shape and components of the character, so writing a complex kanji correctly feels earned in a way picking a letter never does. The judgment leans on shape rather than perfect form, which keeps the pace moving: slightly crooked strokes can still pass. The flip side is honest to know up front: a character that is technically a bit off may sometimes be accepted, and very unusual handwriting may not be recognized every time. Checking the display of what you wrote turns each answer into a little lesson too.
Dial it to your level
The settings bend the game around you. Adjust lives and time limits to make a run gentler, or tighten both for a sterner test, and a recent update even added the option to remove the timer entirely. The Question Checker lets you browse every question in the game, with the tougher Serious Mode ones appearing as you reach their level. On the mode select screen, the Jukebox lets you swap the background music before you start, so the run begins with the track you want in your head. Short sessions, many modes and personal bests to chase make it easy to say "one more".
Can you play with a mouse?
Will it teach you Japanese from scratch?
No, and it does not try to. This is a test of what you already know, not a course: it shows a katakana reading and a clue, and expects you to produce the kanji yourself. If you are starting from zero, get a foundation elsewhere first. If you already study Japanese, it works well as a lively check on your memory, from everyday characters up to words you may have never seen written down.
How hard does it get?
Very. Entertainment Mode stays approachable, but Serious Mode and the hidden higher levels reach into rare kanji and compounds that are not part of daily life, the kind that make you doubt your own eyes. The spread is wide on purpose: the same game holds elementary-school basics and genuinely formidable words, and Rush Mode lets you camp at whichever level fits you. You will find out quickly which camp you are in.
