The players shall be able to recognize the meanings of Japanese 'kanji' (ideographic characters adopted from the Chinese language), create 'kanji' compounds when appropriate, and classify 'kanji' into related semantic groups. This game is based on rummy. The object of the game is to get rid of your cards by laying down sets of cards which are categorized into semantic groups or families. For example, a family called 'human relations' may be made with 'kanji' cards meaning 'father, mother, son, daughter, and child'. Players try to group the cards into semantic cards to e scored. The first player to reach a total of 400 points or more wins the game. components: ca 400 cards