Are there any flash cards, apps, or anything else that show at least two
versions of each character side by side? (For example, a brush-stroke-like
font and a common computer font.)

I'm in the process of learning hiragana and beginning level kanji. Several
times I have thought I had learned what a hiragana letter or a kanji character
looked like only to discover that I couldn't recognize it at all in a
different font. (For example, the kanji 人 for person looks very different to
me when I see it done in brush strokes and when I see a common computer font
version. The hiragana that's romanized as ki gave me the same problem.)

How did you handle this issue as you learned?
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How can one review hiragana or kanji in both a computer font and a brushed style?
There are a number of websites that show stroke order of a
(psuedo-)handwritten kanji with brush strokes. See [this
one](http://jisho.org/search/%23kanji%20%E6%BC%A2) and [this
one](http://www.yamasa.cc/ocjs/kanjidic.nsf/SortedByKanji2THEnglish/%E5%BF%85).
I recommend watching the animation - it's fun!

The android app oBenkyo lets you practise handwriting kanji and gives you a
handwritten model to copy while showing a printed version as well.

A google search of [kanji
photos](https://www.google.com.au/search?q=kanji%20photos&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwji6PeTq_vTAhVLp5QKHVqkDxw4ChD8BQgKKAE&biw=1440&bih=772)
will give you unsorted list of handwritten forms. They can be enjoyable to
browse sometimes.

If you have a Japanese IME installed, you can download [handwritten
fonts](http://www.freejapanesefont.com/category/handwriting/), which will
allow you to experiment with reading different handwritten styles.

Unfortunately, it's very difficult to expose yourself to every type of
handwritten form without spending an inordinate amount of time - I certainly
don't recommend it! To tell the truth, though I have little trouble reading
printed kanji or kana, sometimes people's handwritten kanji can be a nightmare
to read - though, to be fair, I have a similar problem in English - try
reading my mother's (English) handwriting!

As you become more familiar with kanji, in written or printed form, you will
recognise the shapes more quickly and naturally, and as a result, handwritten
kanji be will much, much easier to read. You won't have to spend so much
energy trying to remember the kanji filed somewhere in your memory, which will
free you up and make recognition of variations sharper. Whatever way you do
it, it takes practice. I have been through the same situation, so I know
exactly what you're going through.

So, the simple answer is, stick with your practice, and by all means, expose
yourself to the stroke order diagrams for comparison. Of course, if you can
have fun or make it meaningful, that will be good for your motivation and for
laying down a solid memory.
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