# Hentsuku: Daily Kanji Puzzle — Build today's kanji puzzle

> Build today's kanji puzzle (iPhone/iPad app by Yuya Tanaka.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hentsuku-daily-kanji-puzzle/id6791870316 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Yuya Tanaka](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895106450)
- Category: Games, Education, Puzzle, Word
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 40 MB
- Languages: Japanese
- Released: 2026-07-21
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hentsuku-daily-kanji-puzzle/id6791870316/reviews.md

## What is Hentsuku?

One kanji a day. Assemble the scattered parts — radicals and components — to build today's character.
Everyone plays the same daily puzzle, and your solving path becomes an emoji grid you can share without spoilers.
Place a part in the right spot for a "hit"; use the right part in the wrong spot for a "close". Every move gets feedback.

■ One shared puzzle every day
A new puzzle unlocks at midnight (JST). Today's puzzle is free to play.

■ Share your path, not the answer
After you clear, you get your move count, emoji grid, and streak. The answer character is never shown, so you can paste it straight into X or LINE. It's text only, so it copies and pastes easily.

■ Collect an origin illustration
Clear the day's puzzle to earn an illustration of that character's origin for your collection. Because character origins have several theories, notes are phrased as "one theory suggests…".

■ Level up in Practice mode
Practice mode has 130 levels: clear them in order, from gentle kanji to trickier ones, and replay cleared levels anytime. You can also revisit recent past puzzles — including days you missed.

■ Hints and accessibility
Three hint levels help when you're stuck. Larger text and parts, feedback that doesn't rely on color alone (shapes and symbols too), and one-handed play are all supported.

■ Premium (one-time ¥1,000)
Remove ads, unlock all past puzzles, make every hint free, and view the collection in high resolution. It's a one-time purchase, not a subscription, and Restore Purchases is supported.

■ Honest notes
・The origin illustrations in the collection are made with generative AI. AI is not used to create the puzzles themselves.
・Character origins have multiple theories; this app is for enjoying kanji, not a claim of educational accuracy.
・There are no forced ads on the daily puzzle. Ads appear mainly in practice and past puzzles, and every feature stays reachable even when an ad can't be shown.

Credits: Kanji component shapes use KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0); readings and radical data reference KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Details are in Settings > License & Credits.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium (One-Time) | $5.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.3 — 2026-08-13

We redesigned the app icon: an odd little shape and the hole it fits into, so you can tell at a glance what kind of puzzle this is.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-08-10

We refreshed the app icon with an interlocking-seam motif so the app is recognizable at a glance.

You can now review Hentsuku updates in the app. From now on, new features and important changes will be shown the first time you open each updated version.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-07-23

Hid the "watch ad" options while ads are unavailable.

### 1.0 — 2026-07-22

No release notes.

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All apps by Yuya Tanaka: https://appshunter.io/developer/1895106450

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