TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

Kanji Reference Library - Kanjipedia

Last updated: December 2024
Operator: Tanuki SAS - Colombia
Website: https://kanji-eight.vercel.app

1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

By accessing and using Kanjipedia, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions in their entirety. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you must refrain from using this service.

Minimum age: You must be at least 13 years old to use Kanjipedia. If you are under 13 years old, you must not access or use this service.

2. SERVICE DESCRIPTION

Kanjipedia is a digital multilingual educational platform designed for consulting and learning Japanese writing (Kanji), accessible via web for free and without the need for registration.

The platform offers the following functionalities and data to users:

2.1 Specialized Dictionary and Database

Advanced Search: Allows locating Kanji, Words (vocabulary), and Radicals using text in Japanese (Kanji/Kana) or their meaning in Western languages.

Detailed Kanji Information: For each character consulted, the system displays:

Meanings: Precise translations in Spanish, English, French, and Portuguese.
Readings: On'yomi (Chinese reading) and Kun'yomi (Japanese reading) pronunciations.
Technical Data: Number of strokes, JLPT Level (N5-N1), School Grade (Kyōiku Kanji), and frequency of use.
Radicals: Identification and breakdown of the visual components of the Kanji.
Usage Examples: List of common words that use the selected Kanji, with their reading and translation.

2.2 Writing and Visualization Tools

Stroke Animations: Dynamic step-by-step visualization of the correct writing order for each character (Stroke Order).
Visual Guides: Static diagrams indicating the direction and sequence of each stroke.

2.3 Availability and Accessibility

Interface adapted to multiple languages (Spanish, English, French, Portuguese).
Access compatible with desktop browsers and mobile devices.
Read-only service: User account creation is neither required nor permitted, ensuring anonymous and direct access to information.

2.4 Data Source

All kanji and vocabulary data comes from Kanjidic2 and JMdict, databases maintained by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license.

3. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

3.1 Disclaimer of Warranties

KANJIPEDIA IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

Tanuki SAS does not warrant:

The accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the information
That the service is free from errors, viruses, or harmful components
That the service will be available uninterrupted or without failures
The suitability of the information for any particular purpose

3.2 Data Origin

Kanji and vocabulary data comes from Kanjidic2 and JMdict, maintained by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG). According to the EDRDG license:

"The files are provided with no warranty whatsoever as to their accuracy or suitability for a particular application."

Kanjipedia acts as a presenter of this data. While we make our best effort to keep the information updated and correct, errors may exist in the original data or in its presentation.

3.3 Expressly Excluded Uses

KANJIPEDIA MUST NOT BE USED AS THE SOLE OR PRIMARY SOURCE FOR:

Critical professional translations:

Medical or pharmaceutical documents
Legal contracts or legal documents
Official certifications or formal examinations
Regulated product labeling
Critical safety instructions
Technical documentation where errors could cause physical, financial, or legal harm

Formal academic use:

Scientific publications or research papers
Theses or formal academic works
Any work requiring peer-reviewed sources

Decisions with legal, financial, or health consequences

For these uses, you must verify information with:

Certified official dictionaries
Accredited professional translators
Peer-reviewed academic sources
Specialists in the corresponding field

3.4 User Responsibility

BY USING KANJIPEDIA, YOU AGREE TO:

Assume full responsibility for the use or misuse of the information provided
Not hold Tanuki SAS, its directors, employees, or affiliates responsible for any:
- Loss of data, time, or money
- Direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damage
- Decision made based on the information provided
- Error or omission in the data
Indemnify and hold harmless Tanuki SAS against any claim, demand, loss, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising from:
- Your use of Kanjipedia
- Your violation of these Terms
- Third-party claims based on your use of the service

3.5 Legal Limits

This limitation of liability applies to the maximum extent permitted by Colombian law. Nothing in these terms excludes or limits our liability for fraud, willful misconduct, or gross negligence that causes harm to life, physical integrity, or health.

4. JLPT LEVEL CLASSIFICATION

4.1 Important Warning

THE JLPT LEVELS (N5, N4, N3, N2, N1) SHOWN IN KANJIPEDIA ARE GUIDANCE SUGGESTIONS, NOT OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATIONS.

4.2 Basis of Classification

Our classification is based on:

Lists compiled by the Japanese learner community
Analysis of publicly released JLPT exams from previous years
Frequency of appearance in standard study materials
General consensus of recognized educational resources

4.3 Absence of Official List

THERE IS NO official list published by the Japan Foundation or Japan Educational Exchanges and Services (JEES) specifying which kanji belong to each JLPT level.

JLPT exams may include kanji outside community lists, and the absence of a kanji from our list at a certain level does NOT guarantee it will not appear in that exam.

4.4 Not Recommended Uses

DO NOT USE this classification as:

Guarantee of official JLPT exam content
Sole source for official exam preparation
Basis for complaints about exam content
Formal curricular foundation in accredited educational institutions

4.5 Recommendation

For official JLPT exam preparation, use:

Official materials published by Japan Foundation/JEES
Certified study books (Shin Kanzen Master, Sou Matome, etc.)
Multiple complementary resources from recognized sources
Kanjipedia as an additional reference tool, not primary

5. ACADEMIC USE AND RESEARCH

5.1 Notice for Academics and Researchers

KANJIPEDIA IS NOT A CERTIFIED ACADEMIC SOURCE NOR AN OFFICIAL DICTIONARY.

It is an educational reference tool based on Kanjidic2 and JMdict data from EDRDG.

5.2 For Academic Publications

For research papers, theses, scientific publications, or any formal academic work:

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Cite primary sources directly (Kanjidic2/JMdict from EDRDG)
Verify information with additional academic sources
Use recognized academic reference dictionaries

WARNINGS:

Do not cite Kanjipedia as a primary bibliographic source
Do not base conclusions solely on Kanjipedia information
Do not assume the information meets academic publication standards

5.3 Citation Suggestion

If you used Kanjipedia during your research, cite as follows:

Primary source:
Breen, J.W. (2024). KANJIDIC2. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Available at: https://www.edrdg.org/wiki/index.php/KANJIDIC_Project

Tool used:
Accessed via Kanjipedia (https://kanji-eight.vercel.app) [access date]

5.4 No Academic Guarantees

Kanjipedia does NOT guarantee:

Precision for academic publication standards
Completeness for formal research
Peer academic review
Methodological rigor of primary scientific source

6. PROHIBITION OF SCRAPING AND AUTOMATED ACCESS

6.1 Absolute Prohibition

THE FOLLOWING IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED:

Any form of scraping, crawling, or automated data extraction
Use of bots, scripts, spiders, or automation tools
Programmatic access or through unauthorized APIs
Massive requests exceeding reasonable individual use limits
Commercial redistribution of data extracted from Kanjipedia
Creation of mirrors, copies, or replicas of the service
Use of identity-concealing tools (massive proxies, commercial VPNs for scraping)

6.2 Permitted Use

ONLY the following is allowed:

Access through web browser by human users
Individual consultation for personal educational use
Manual interactive use of the service

6.3 Limited Exceptions

The following are permitted with moderation:

Reasonable searches by teachers preparing class materials
Queries by researchers for non-commercial academic analysis
Indexing by recognized search engines (Google, Bing) following robots.txt

All these uses must:

Respect reasonable request limits
Not overload the service
Not commercially redistribute data

6.4 Technical Limits

Tanuki SAS reserves the right to establish and implement reasonable technical limits, including but not limited to:

Request limits per minute/hour/day
Automatic blocking of IPs exceeding limits
Implementation of CAPTCHAs for suspicious patterns
Rate limiting based on behavior

6.5 Consequences of Violation

Violation of these prohibitions will result in:

Immediate and permanent blocking of service access
Tanuki SAS reserves the right to initiate legal action under Colombian jurisdiction
Possible claim for damages including:
- Unauthorized consumption of resources and infrastructure
- Mitigation costs and additional technical resources
- Damage to service quality for legitimate users
Report to providers of hosting/ISP of the violator when applicable

6.6 Monitoring

Tanuki SAS reserves the right to monitor service usage to detect and prevent violations of this policy.

7. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

7.1 Kanjidic2 and JMdict Data

Kanji and vocabulary data are subject to the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license from EDRDG.

Copyright: James William Breen and Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group

Full license: https://www.edrdg.org/edrdg/licence.html

Project information:

KANJIDIC: https://www.edrdg.org/wiki/index.php/KANJIDIC_Project
JMdict: https://www.edrdg.org/wiki/index.php/JMdict-EDICT_Dictionary_Project

7.2 Stroke Order Animations

Stroke order animations are generated using the dmak (Draw Me A Kanji) library, an open-source tool for animating SVG of Japanese characters.

dmak: https://github.com/mbilbille/dmak

Stroke order SVG data comes from sources compatible with open source licenses.

7.3 Kanjipedia Code and Design

The source code, interface design, information organization, and visual presentation of Kanjipedia are the exclusive property of Tanuki SAS.

Protected are:

Source code and software architecture
Visual design and user interface
Data organization and structuring
Search and presentation logic
"Kanjipedia" trademark

Prohibitions:

Copy, modify, or redistribute the code
Reproduce the design or structure of the platform
Create derivative works of the software
Use the "Kanjipedia" trademark without written authorization

7.4 Permitted Content Use

Users may:

View and navigate content for personal educational use
Copy specific fragments for personal study
Share links to specific Kanjipedia pages
Use information in non-commercial educational contexts following appropriate attribution to sources (EDRDG)

8. COMMERCIAL USE BY THIRD PARTIES

8.1 Permitted

It is PERMITTED to use Kanjipedia as a reference tool in:

Commercial professional translations (as a consultation tool)
Class preparation in private educational institutions
Content localization work
Creation of commercial educational materials

Provided that:

It is individual consultation use (not massive scraping)
Data is not commercially redistributed
Kanjipedia is not presented as the sole or authoritative source
All other restrictions of these Terms are respected

8.2 Prohibited

It is NOT permitted to:

Resell or commercially redistribute Kanjipedia data
Integrate data into commercial products without express license
Use Kanjipedia as backend of commercial applications
Create competing services based on Kanjipedia scraping
Use the "Kanjipedia" trademark in commercial products or services

9. PRIVACY AND DATA

9.1 Data Collected

Kanjipedia collects only minimal technical data for operation:

Cookie:

NEXT_LOCALE: Stores selected language preference (Spanish, English, French, Portuguese)

Local Storage:

kanjipedia-theme: Visual theme preference (dark/light mode)

9.2 No Tracking

Kanjipedia does NOT use:

Google Analytics or third-party analytics tools
Tracking or advertising cookies
Third-party trackers
User profiling systems
Social networks integrated with tracking

9.3 No User Registration

In the current version (MVP), Kanjipedia does not require registration nor collects personally identifiable data.

9.4 Server Logs

The server may automatically log standard technical information:

IP addresses (for security and abuse prevention)
Visited pages (anonymous general statistics)
Access timestamps
Browser user-agent

This data is used exclusively for operation, security, and service maintenance, never for marketing, profiling, or sale to third parties.

10. EXTERNAL LINKS

10.1 Links to EDRDG

Kanjipedia includes links to Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group resources on the "About" page:

https://www.edrdg.org (main site)
KANJIDIC project pages: https://www.edrdg.org/wiki/index.php/KANJIDIC_Project
JMdict project pages: https://www.edrdg.org/wiki/index.php/JMdict-EDICT_Dictionary_Project

These links are provided to comply with attribution requirements of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license from EDRDG.

10.2 External Links Disclaimer

Tanuki SAS is not responsible for:

Content of linked external websites
Availability or operation of external sites
Privacy practices of external sites
Damages arising from use of external sites
Accuracy or updating of information on external sites

Access to external links is at your own risk and responsibility.

11. SERVICE AVAILABILITY

11.1 No Availability Guarantee

Kanjipedia is provided free of charge "as available".

Tanuki SAS does NOT guarantee:

24/7 service availability
Absence of interruptions or downtime
Maintenance of specific features
Compatibility with specific browsers or devices
Service speed or performance

11.2 Maintenance

The service may be temporarily unavailable due to:

Scheduled or emergency maintenance
Technical or data updates
Infrastructure or hosting issues
Force majeure
Security updates

Tanuki SAS will make reasonable efforts to notify important scheduled interruptions, but is not obligated to provide prior notice.

11.3 No Liability for Unavailability

Tanuki SAS is not responsible for losses or damages arising from:

Temporary or permanent service unavailability
Technical errors or failures
Loss of access to information
Inability to complete tasks or projects
Loss of time or productivity

12. SERVICE MODIFICATIONS

12.1 Right to Modify

Tanuki SAS reserves the right, at any time, to:

Modify, update, or discontinue service features
Change the design or functionality of the platform
Add or remove content
Change URL or page structure
Implement new functionalities or services

12.2 Notification of Important Changes

Tanuki SAS will make reasonable efforts to notify important changes that significantly affect service functionality, but is not obligated to:

Notify all changes in advance
Maintain specific features indefinitely
Preserve URLs permanently
Provide previous versions of the service

12.3 Free Service Guarantee

SPECIFIC GUARANTEE:
The Kanjipedia reference library (current free module) will always remain free and accessible.

Premium functionalities that may be developed in the future (exercises, progress tracking, etc.) will be additional and optional, never a replacement for the free library module.

13. DATA UPDATES

13.1 Monthly Update Commitment

In accordance with EDRDG license requirements, Kanjipedia commits to updating Kanjidic2 and JMdict data at least once per month from the most recent versions available from EDRDG.

This commitment is currently implemented in our automated update system.

13.2 No Guarantee of Immediacy

Updates will be performed when technically possible, but we do not guarantee:

Immediate update upon new EDRDG version release
Availability of the absolutely most recent version at all times
Specific notification of updates to users
Absence of delays for technical reasons

13.3 Update Process

The update process may require:

Data processing time
Integrity verification
Compatibility testing
Brief service unavailability during deployment

14. MODIFICATIONS TO THESE TERMS

14.1 Right to Modify

Tanuki SAS reserves the right to modify, update, or change these Terms and Conditions at any time and without prior notice.

14.2 Change Notification

Changes will be published on this page with an update to the "Last updated" date in the document header.

For substantial changes that significantly affect user rights, Tanuki SAS will make reasonable efforts to provide visible notification on the platform.

14.3 Continued Acceptance

Continued use of the service after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

Recommendation: Review these terms periodically to stay aware of updates.

15. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

15.1 Friendly Mediation

Before initiating any legal proceedings, the parties agree to attempt to resolve any dispute related to these Terms through direct good-faith negotiation.

The user may contact Tanuki SAS through [contact email] to initiate the friendly resolution process.

The parties commit to negotiate in good faith for a reasonable period (suggested: 30 days) before proceeding to legal avenues.

15.2 Applicable Law

If friendly mediation does not resolve the dispute, these Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Colombia.

15.3 Jurisdiction

Any dispute that cannot be resolved through friendly mediation shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of Colombia.

15.4 Language

The Spanish version of these Terms is the official version and shall prevail in case of conflict with translations to other languages.

16. SERVICE CLOSURE OR DISCONTINUATION

16.1 Right to Discontinue

Tanuki SAS reserves the absolute right to close, discontinue, or suspend Kanjipedia at any time, for any reason or no reason, with no obligation to provide prior notice.

16.2 No Compensation

In case of service closure:

No financial compensation will be provided
Access to historical data is not guaranteed
No migration service will be provided

16.3 Good Faith

Although there is no legal obligation, Tanuki SAS will act in good faith and, when reasonably possible, will attempt to provide some type of notification before definitive closure.

17. GENERAL PROVISIONS

17.1 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is deemed invalid, illegal, or unenforceable under Colombian law, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

The invalid provision shall be replaced by a valid provision that most closely approximates the original intent.

17.2 Waiver

Tanuki SAS's failure to enforce any right or provision under these Terms does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

No waiver shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by an authorized representative of Tanuki SAS.

17.3 Entire Agreement

These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and Tanuki SAS regarding the use of Kanjipedia and supersede all prior related agreements.

17.4 Transfer and Assignment

User: You may not transfer, assign, or delegate your rights or obligations under these Terms without prior written consent from Tanuki SAS.

Tanuki SAS: Tanuki SAS may freely transfer, assign, or delegate its rights and obligations under these Terms without restriction or need for your consent, including in case of merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

17.5 Survival

The following sections shall survive termination of these Terms:

Section 3: Limitation of Liability
Section 7: Intellectual Property
Section 15: Dispute Resolution
Any other section that by its nature should survive

18. CONTACT

For questions, comments, or notifications related to these Terms and Conditions, contact:

Tanuki SAS
Republic of Colombia
Email: [Email address - to be defined]

Note: We currently do not accept error reports on the data. For issues related to the original Kanjidic2/JMdict data, contact EDRDG directly at jimbreen@gmail.com

By using Kanjipedia, you expressly acknowledge that you have read, understood, and accepted these Terms and Conditions in their entirety.

Document version: 1.0
Generated: December 2024
Operator: Tanuki SAS - Colombia