This is a guide to learning kanji for non-native Japanese speakers. It is intended for those who have already learned hiragana and katakana. It explains the basic meanings, readings, stroke order, and idioms of kanji in English. To help memorization, illustrations depicting the character's origin and form are provided for every character. It covers a total of 1,000 kanji, including those equivalent to Japanese Language Proficiency Test levels N2 to N5, plus additional characters.