Japanese learning system for Chinese native speakers - development of database for learning Kanji which have difference between Chinese and Japanese

Although native speakers of Chinese have basic knowledge of Kanji (Chinese characters), learning Kanji is hard task to them. The difficulties of Kanji learning for Chinese speakers are different from those for non-Chinese character area learners. They are, for example, influenced by Chinese to their uses of Japanese, plural readings of each Kanji, and Kanji´s different form (Ijitai in Japanese). Therefore, it is important for Chinese speakers to learn Kanji focusing on them. In this research, we develop a Kanji database that stores reading, meaning, letter shape and education level of Kanji and their compounds in order to implement Kanji and Japanese language learning systems for Chinese speakers.