Heisig Kanji Index

This page contains a formatted index to Remembering the Kanji, by James W. Heisig. Also available as a raw UTF-8 data file, gzipped, 32K.

This index file is typically useful to seed flashcard programs to help students using Remembering the Kanji.

Most computerized dictionaries, including kanjidic and rikaichan, contain Heisig frame numbers, so once you find a kanji in those dictionaries, you can find the associated frame in your copy of Remembering the Kanji without this index file.

The contents of Remembering the Kanji, including frame numbers and the index itself, are all Copyright © 1977 by James W. Heisig.

Currently Using Fifth Edition Keywords

This list shows only fifth edition keywords. Approximately 20 third edition keywords were replaced in the fourth edition. 8 third/fourth edition keywords where replaced in the fifth edition. I used to list the 3rd/4th edition keywords together, but that got annoying.

The data file contains all keywords, using three columns for three editions, so it can work with whichever edition you own.

I own a copy of the third edition, but not a fourth or fifth edition. I rely on fellow Heisig students to send me index updates from later editions.

Reviewing the Kanji

Using Heisig's book? Having a hard time inventing stories for some cards? Thinking about writing a flashcard program with this index data? Take a look at Reviewing the Kanji. This is the site I use for my own Heisig studies.

Change History

07/30/07	2.0
	include fifth edition keywords data file now includes fields for 3rd, 4th, and 5th edition keywords web page displays fifth edition keywords fix bug in web page generator, missing kanji now appear on web page again (data file was always okay, just the web page lacked the kanji) Thanks to Kieron for the fifth edition keyword changes: frame 499 is explanation, was rumor in 4th edition frame 563 is female, was feminine in 4th edition frame 743 is male, was masculine in 4th edition frame 773 is mountain pass, was mountain peak in 4th edition frame 798 is hall, was public chamber in 4th edition frame 859 is man, was male in 4th edition frame 1122 is confectionary, was candy in 4th edition frame 1908 is interpretation, was explanation in 4th edition
05/27/07	1.0.11
	strip out third edition keywords reflow columns without page breaks remove PDF version
	Thanks to Aaron for the corrections, including a sweep through the Cumulative errata in 4th Edition (as of 5.12.2006): frame 71 乙 is fish guts, not fishguts frame 155 圭 is squared jewel, not square jewel frame 270 銑 is pig iron, not pig-iron frame 276 鎮 is tranquillize, not tranquilize frame 332 枚 is sheet of, not sheet of... frame 355 弐 is II (two), not II frame 493 芳 is perfumed, not perfume frame 518 蛍 is lightning bug, not lightning-bug frame 533 泡 is bubble, not bubbles frame 651 拓 is clear the land, not clear (the land) frame 673 掲 is put up a notice, not put up (a notice) frame 763 硫 is sulfur, not sulphur frame 847 迭 is alternate, not transfer frame 909 穂 is ear of a plant, not ear (of a plant) frame 918 菌 is germ, not germ (wheat) frame 1002 府 is municipality, not borough frame 1087 礼 is salutation, not salute frame 1125 斤 is ax, not axe frame 1204 畔 is paddy ridge, not paddy-ridge frame 1211 謄 is facsimilie, not facsimile frame 1212 片 is one-sided, not one-side frame 1309 階 is story, not storey frame 1460 恨 is resentment, not regret frame 1503 薪 is firewood, not fuel frame 1654 幹 is tree trunk, not tree-trunk frame 1671 剣 is saber, not sabre frame 1688 疲 is tired, not exhausted frame 1701 仰 is faceup, not face-up frame 1724 診 is checkup, not check-up frame 1792 業 is profession, not business frame 1838 蒲 is bullrush, not bulrush frame 1849 郷 is hometown, not home town frame 1865 詞 is parts of speech, not part of speech frame 1940 猟 is game hunting, not game-hunting frame 1973 逸 is elude, not deviate Thanks to Alexandre Soares for the correction: frame 1907 雅 gracious is 13 strokes, not 12
07/26/06	1.0.10
	Thanks to Fabrice Denis for the correction: frame 444 had a hiragana HI instead of the kanji for spoon
05/27/06	1.0.9
	More typos, more some later edition keywords. Thanks to Ricardo Colon for the corrections: frame 1211 is facsimile/mimeograph, not facsimilie/mimeograph frame 1299 is auxiliary in later editions, was obeisance in 3rd edition frame 1309 is storey, but US English spells it "story" frame 1548 is undefiled, not undefilied frame 1569 is camellia, not camelia frame 1573 is dedicate in later editions, was observance in 3rd edition frame 2009 is embarrass, not embarass
08/30/05	1.0.8
	More typos, more some later edition keywords. Thanks to John Vold and Fabrice Denis for the corrections: frame 1003 is responsibility, not reponsibility frame 1490 is villain, not villian frame 1686 is rapidly, not rapdily frame 1981 is equestrian, not equestiran frame 958 is remote in later editions, was permanence in 3rd edition frame 1029 is similar in later editions, was becoming in 3rd edition frame 1159 is sane in later editions, was ease in 3rd edition frame 1182 is comfortable in later editions, was commonplace in 3rd edition frame 1211 is facsimilie in later editions, was mimeograph in 3rd edition frame 1301 is line up in later editions, was exhibit in 3rd edition frame 1380 is faint in later editions, was seclude in 3rd edition frame 1396 is shins in later editions, was skids in 3rd edition frame 1720 is visit in later editions, was nonplussed in 3rd edition frame 1982 is parking in later editions, was stop-over in 3rd edition frame 2016 is send off in later editions, was escort in 3rd edition frame 2026 is upbraid in later editions, was menacing in 3rd edition frame 2038 is cinnabar in later editions, was rust-colored in 3rd edition
08/14/05	1.0.7
	More typos, add some later edition keywords. Thanks to John Vold and Fabrice Denis for the corrections: frame 607 is apply, not applly frame 1291 is calamity, not clamity frame 1552 is control, not countrol frame 966 is provisional in later editions, was sham in 3rd edition frame 1024 is sit in later editions, was squat in 3rd edition frame 1438 is waver in later editions, was furthermore in 3rd edition
08/10/05	1.0.6
	Typo town. Thanks to John Vold and Fabrice Denis for the corrections: frame 573 is feathers, not feathres frame 609 is concept, not conept frame 1160 is apprehend, not apprehand frame 1210 is wisteria, not wistaria frame 1289 is slippery, not slipper frame 1968 is Noh chanting, not Noh changing
08/09/05	1.0.5
	Typo city. Thanks to John Vold and Fabrice Denis for the corrections: frame 52 is morning, not mourning frame 210 is desk, not deskt frame 1078 is tassel, not tasel frame 1174 is encounter, not enounter frames 1427-1483 are lesson 38, not lesson 28
07/29/05	1.0.4
	typo, frame 968 is vulgar, not bulgar. Thanks to David Clement for the fix
07/25/05	1.0.3
	typo, frame 1798 is wing, not wind. Thanks to Ricardo Colon for the fix
12/04/04	1.0.1
	found and fixed two runs of keywords shifted by one position off from their heisig frame number, and a couple typos