| core meanings that concisely define the most dominant sense of each character
 the System of Kanji Indexing by Patterns (SKIP)
 3,002 main entry characters and 31,300 words and word elements
 approximately 46,000 senses for 35,000 words, word elements, and illustrative examples
 covers all high-frequency compounds 
 character meanings ordered in an intuitive manner 
 2,136 stroke-order diagrams show you how to write each kanji stroke by stroke
 9,200 character readings, including 2,400 name readings
 1,300 homophones with core meanings explain differences between closely related characters
 multiple search modes including kana, romaji, SKIP, radical, and English meaning
 useful appendixes on stroke counting, pronunciation, kana, and more
 intuitive interface for quickly looking up characters by SKIP or radicals
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