Interested in learning the Japanese language? Here's a good Japanese Kanji study aid, PspKanji, and the latest release now includes support for M33 CFW and a port for the Mac platform. There's also a whole lot of changes and new features added to this release since our last coverage, so check out the changelog in the full article.

Download: PspKanji v2.3

Those who follow billylee8's PSP Kanji Learner can now grab the latest set in the series (previous set here): PSP Kanji Learner Set 9. Once you're through with your kanji, you can follow it up by giving yourself a kana refresher with the PSP Kana Learner. Details in the full article!

Download: PSP Kana and Kanji Learner Set 10
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Here's another update for homebrew developer billylee8's PSP Kanji Learner. It's now on Set 9 so if you're lagging a bit, it might be best to catch up on your daily use kanji characters (Jouyou). This set contains 250 more daily use kanji along with the image lists. Check out the full article for more info.

Download: PSP Kanji Learner Set 9
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Have you already finished PSP Kanji Learner Set 7? Well, we hope you are keeping up with your self-study tutorials because homebrew developer billylee8 has just released Set 8. That means, 250 additional daily use kanji characters. More details after the jump.

Download: PSP Kanji Learner - Set 8
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Eager to learn kanji? If you haven't picked up billylee8's ever-useful PSP Kanji Learner, you've been definitely missing out on a lot. The kanji tutorial program is already on its seventh set, that includes 250 daily use kanji. But do take note that you have to start from the first set if you want to catch up. More notes in the full article!

Download: PSP Kanji Learner Set 7
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Trying to learn a thing or two about Kanji? Well, here's something that should help you learn the Chinese characters: PSP Kanji Learner by billylee8. It's now in Set 6, so if you're new at this, you should start with Set 1 of the video flash cards. Check out the full article for more info.

Download: PSP Kanji Learner: Set 6
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billylee8 passed by the QJ.NET Forums recently to announce the release of PSP Kanji Learner - Set 5. This new compilation of video-based Kanji flash cards contains even more characters for your to learn. Further details are available in the full article.


Download: PSP Kanji Learner - Set 5
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Looks like we've got an appropriate partner for the JaPSPanese app that was released earlier. Aion dropped by earlier to announce that a new build of the PSP Kanji application is ready for use. This application is a training tool for helping you learn Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana. Users can create lists of each of these Japanese characters, which are then used for practicing their pronunciation and English translation.

PSP Kanji's version 2.2 Alpha carries these latest fixes from version 2.1 back in March:

• Changed
• Increased maximum number of kanjis in a list, from 1024 to 4096
• Added
• Kanji List now support index from "Remembering the Kanji" by James W. Heisig (DL + Index ). See online documention for how to create kanji list.
• Fix
• Request - 1693256: When selecting any of the Katakana quizzes from the menu, the Hiragana quizzes display instead
• Request - 1762989 / 1742852: When selecting the Quiz from traduction to Kanji, after the 1st question the quiz display the kanji instead of translation as question
• Request - 1762967: When an entry in KanjiDic does not have any kunyomi readings the program will display kunyomi from another kanji
  

Make sure to view the readme file for full installation and usage instructions. Aion's apparently still working on the Linux version of PSP Kanji, in case you guys were wondering. We'll get back to you if any new builds turn up. For the moment, enjoy your download!

Download: PSP Kanji v2.2 Alpha
Download: PSP kanji v2.2 Alpha (source codes)

Courtesy of developer timwillhack (creator of the Hexaxis homebrew game) we've picked up a video demonstrating just how well Team M33's Custom firmware 3.60 for the PSP Slim handles. timwillhack notes that the video's been sped up in some spots, and other segments have been edited to keep it within YouTube's 10-minute video limit:

The author was also kind enough to post a list of applications and games that have been confirmed to work on this new CFW release. This should answer some of the more pressing questions viewers will have about possible issues with CFW 3.60 M33.

timwillhack's CFW M33 3.60 compatibility list is available in the Full Article!

 

Aion informed us that the PSP Kanji v2.1 file that we hosted earlier has a missing Eboot file. It's a good thing that he was kind enough to provide us with a download link for the fixed download for PSP Kanji v2.1. Go ahead and grab it for yourself. Again, if you encounter any problems, let us know through your comments.

Download: PSP Kanji v2.1 (fixed download bundle)

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Sammy Fatnassi is back with an updated version of PSP Kanji in tow! Now on version 2.1, the Kanji-learning software for the PSP, now has a quiz mode for Katakana and Hiragana, quiz in both English and Japanese, plus it now has a simple menu that you could use.

Now, in case you haven't been reading on our past reports, this app will let you create Kabanji/ Hirigana/Katakana lists. It would also get you covered in the pronunciation department and will test your Japanese knowledge via the flashcard quizzes that were a staple of the app ever since it was released.

In the future, the dev plans on revamping the user interface with better graphics, add support for skins and other languages, and plans to make it available under Linux. Oh, and before you try to learn a new language, better check out the release notes that comes with the download so as you'll have a better grasp of the app. We thank Aion for the heads up!