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Kaan Özgül · Published by Kaan Özgül
Mostly Positive — 77% positive (13 reviews) · 8 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Supplement your Japanese practice with this arcade driving game. Learn common kanji, hiragana, words, and verbs while having fun. Go through flashcards effortlessly.
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3 Sept 2026Lowest: £4.99 · Highest: £4.999 Oct 2026
Casual · 2023 · More under £5 games
Discover Kanji Drive by Kaan Özgül, where you can practice Japanese while enjoying an arcade driving experience. Perfect for those who want to learn common kanji and hiragana in a casual setting released in 2023.
About this game
This game offers an entertaining and educational way to learn Japanese Kanji and words. It features fast-paced gameplay that will keep you engaged as you try to solve the flashcards that appear on the screen. With a large pool of words and thousands of flashcards to practice with, you'll be able to memorize and become familiar with Kanji and words quickly. Even if you don't know Hiragana yet, you can choose to include it in your pool of words to learn.
Manage your dictionary and sell mastered or unnecessary words for money. Use funds to buy goods and upgrade your car. Try side events for a break from the rush.
Manage your dictionary and sell mastered or unnecessary words for money. Use funds to buy goods and upgrade your car. Try side events for a break from the rush.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Microsoft 64bit Windows Vista
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: An OpenGL 2.1 Compatible GPU
- Storage: 25 MB available space
Recommended
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
English
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Updates to the Bubble Minigame
UPDATES TO THE BUBBLE MINIGAME There is now a health bar on the screen. Shooting causes a small health loss and getting hit by bubbles causes big health loss. Hitting the correct bubbles will recover your health. Hitting the correct bubbles cause other bubbles to change direction. Bubbles move slightly slower. Achievement for this minigame now requires 5 bubble pops in a row instead of 20. Light effect is now more animated and flicker. https://i.ibb.co/CPGsTpZ/bubble-Update.gifRead full article on Community Announcements (wind0sun)AnnouncementsOfficial
Kanji Drive v1.3 - Bubbles
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43222664/4c7aecca80bf865c35c8722af383d989e689c7b2.png Bubbles mini game is among the road encounters you find by chance. (Like dating, farming etc.) In this one you are able to pick a pool of themed kanji and do the usual kanji-hiragana matching through a new way. Though admittedly this one will not be as challenging or as effective at teaching. It is a side mechanic for meditating & relaxing. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43222664/2cacfab2c19ef8b01cafbdc7b4c405e16241ca2f.gif Each ball you throw or each time you get hit, it will cost you money and each correct hit you do will earn you money. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43222664/1a531c0e58c9d8c3d38cce2b6c46de4886b56512.png Now there is a new achievement that is related to this minigame. Popping 20 bubbles without ever getting hit is the requirement for getting it. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43222664/baea115c325f7db1a30b176d501685661cba67ef.png There are new quality of life improvements to the game. You no longer have to start a new game in order to change the "Auto-center car" option. It can be accessed from the pause menu. You can access to dictionary menu from certain events where it makes sense. So you can sell Kanji on the spot to make money if you need it. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43222664/49cb92cc05cbef3e93232ac272b37f7000414c78.gif A bug that was stopping pigeons and seagulls from appearing in the game is fixed. The light grid on the road now moves according to the car speed instead of staying frozen.Read full article on Community Announcements (wind0sun)Patch NotesOfficial
Kanji Drive Version 1.2 - Major Update
Kanji Drive Version 1.2 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43222664/c6ee013478e00fc62c5df6d883976f26468b953e.jpg Native aspect ratio is changed from 2:1 to 16:10. Every text and graphic is now adjusted for this new aspect ratio. With the change of aspect ratio, there is now more road visible on the screen, the car is also below where it used to be. It got slightly easier to react to incoming flashcards There are now Steam Achievements for the game. 7 of them: Can be gained by Leveling Up Selling a Kanji from the Dictionary Earning and holding 1000+ EPs Giving your date a gift Finishing all the dates Farming 10 Wheat Changing the Skin of your Car {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43222664/f75ea637e80a6e7582ddb0617c0327977fbb855e.jpg A bug that made the car glitch out in the middle road when V-sync was On is now fixed. "Adaptive V-sync" and "Double V-sync" options are removed. Code is optimized to allow for regular V-sync to work well. There are only V-sync On and Off options. Scanlines are removed. Now there are square light lines that react to the car and "lighten the road" while causing a texture effect. Resolution setting is redone. Previous scaling system is gone and is swapped with option to pick from most popular resolutions. Game can now be played in Fullscreen (F key in Keyboard & the Start button on the Gamepad) It is now more much more easier to encounter an event. (It used to be event per 25 uninterrupted kilometers, now it is 15.) This can allow for adding more interesting events to the game in the future. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43222664/e389e107bb2d9c4f93cc0a238a74ca9bf351663d.jpgRead full article on Community Announcements (wind0sun)
