The Sudoku portal www.Kanji-Sudoku.com is proud to announce the first Sudoku game with Chinese characters for JAVA capable mobile phones: 'M-Kanji-SuDoKu'. This application was developed in cooperation with PhonPhun - well known for its free J2ME Sudoku game 'M-SuDoKu' for mobile devices (licenced under GPL). The game is targeting the Asian markets with about one half of the world's population. The free J2ME Sudoku midlet will help to spread the idea of Sudoku with Kanji/Hanzi (Chinese characters) as the right cultural approach to about 2 billion people using Chinese characters in their daily life. It's THE innovative way to learn Chinese and Japanese characters.

Get ready for the 'Asian Century' and play Sudoku with Chinese numbers 1-9 ( 1= 一, 2= 二, 3= 三, 4= 四, 5= 五, 6= 六, 7= 七, 8= 八, 9= 九). 'M-Kanji-SuDoKu' is licenced under GPL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html) and can be downloaded via WAP (OTA = Over the air).

Screenshots of M-Kanji-SuDoKu - J2ME midlet with Chinese characters for mobile devices

Please refer to the websites stated below.

About 'Kanji-Sudoku' (www.Kanji-Sudoku.com):

At this first portal dedicated to Sudoku with Chinese characters a wide range of unique resources of free Japanese and Chinese language learning materials are available. Download free pdfs of Kanji/Hanzi Sudoku, Japanese language crossword puzzles (Hiragana, Logical, Cryptogram, Puzzlegram, Kana-Transliteral) and writing practice sheets for both Kana (Hiragana, Katakana) & Kanji. Memorize Chinese characters arranged by themes with online match games (18/32 Kanji with 36/64 cards, including pronunciation and meaning of each Kanji) and enjoy our free desktop wallpapers with Chinese zodiac animal signs or Sudoku themes.

Our partner site 'Free Japanese Language Resources' will provide you with Kanji crossword puzzles for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Level 4.

About 'PhonPhun' (http://phonphun.altervista.org):

PhonPhun (http://phonphun.altervista.org/) is a growing online initiative aimed at providing mobile phones users with free resources, such as games, tutorials and applications to customize their handsets and get the best experience from them. We shared the vision of a mobile solution of Sudoku with Chinese characters from the beginning and are happy to announce the successful launch of the game.

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