# How Kanji are constructed **URL:** \ **Category:** Japanese Language\ **Created:** [October 19, 2017, 7:35am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/how-kanji-are-constructed/20536 "2017-10-19T07:35:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 11
**Author:** ![acm2010](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/acm2010/32/43822_2.png) [@acm2010](https://community.wanikani.com/u/acm2010)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 10:05am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/how-kanji-are-constructed/20536/11 "2017-10-20T10:05:07Z")
I’m currently working on the _Wanikani Phonetic-Semantic Composition_ userscript, it includes information like this in WK: ![phon](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/8/f8f5eedc8c43204fbd42c8e4869b2e7510879209.png) I didn’t changed much yet, it doesn’t work on the review page on Greasemonkey (just use Tampermonkey), for example, but it helps. I’m currently working on a better data source and brush the script up a bit. The preview version is here: > **[WaniKani Phonetic-Semantic Composition Rebirth](https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/34330-wanikani-phonetic-semantic-composition-rebirth)** > > Adds information to Wanikani about kanji that use Phonetic-Semantic Composition. > [@Wanikani Phonetic-Semantic Composition 1.0.5 \[No longer supported\]](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-phonetic-semantic-composition-1-0-5-no-longer-supported/3878): > > Wanikani Phonetic-Semantic Composition - Userscript by ruipgpinheiro (LordGravewish) THIS SCRIPT IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED BY ME.[Look at this post for further information.](https://community.wanikani.com/t/Wanikani-Override-Userscript-112-Ignore-Answer-Button-No-longer-supported/2846/156) Description: It seems that many kanji were created using a process called phonetic-semantic composition. This process joins two (or more) kanji (radicals), one (or more of them) usually called the bushu or dictionary section header establishes the meaning of the kanji, and another one, the phonetic component that establis… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.wanikani.com/t/how-kanji-are-constructed/20536)._