diff --git a/kanken_online/__init__.py b/kanken_online/__init__.py
index 19d34be..41a614c 100644
--- a/kanken_online/__init__.py
+++ b/kanken_online/__init__.py
@@ -3,16 +3,19 @@ import os
 from flask import Flask, redirect, render_template, g, request, session, url_for
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from kanken_online.api import get_kanji_by_character
 from kanken_online.database import get_database
 from .auth import login_required
 
 
 DATABASE_NAME = "kanken_online.sqlite"
+JITEN_DB_NAME = "kanken.db"
 def create_app(test_config=None):
     app = Flask(__name__, instance_relative_config=True)
     app.config.from_mapping(
         SECRET_KEY="dev",
-        DATABASE=str(Path(app.instance_path) / DATABASE_NAME)
+        DATABASE=str(Path(app.instance_path) / DATABASE_NAME),
+        JITEN_DB=str(Path(app.instance_path) / JITEN_DB_NAME)
     )
 
     if test_config is None:
@@ -66,28 +69,29 @@ def create_app(test_config=None):
     
     @app.route("/kanji/<kanji>")
     def kanji_page(kanji: str):
-        # TODO use database to get kanji
+        kanji_obj = get_kanji_by_character(kanji)
+
         class Kanji():
             pass
 
-        # Highly tentative testing data
-        kanji = Kanji()
-        kanji.character = "麻"
-        kanji.is_joyo = "joyo kanji"
-        kanji.level = "pre-2"
-        kanji.strokes = 11
-        kanji.radical = "麻"
-        kanji.added_strokes = 0
-        kanji.goon = "マ"
-        kanji.kanon = "バ"
-        kanji.toon = ""
-        kanji.soon = ""
-        kanji.kanyoon = ""
-        kanji.kun = "あさ, しびれる"
-        kanji.meanings = "①あさ。クワ科の一年草。また、あさ類の総称。「亜麻」「乱麻」 ②しびれる。しびれ。「麻酔」「麻痺(マヒ)」類痲(マ)"
-        kanji.glyph_origin = "会意。广(げん)（いえ）と、𣏟(はい)（あさ）とから成り、屋下であさの繊維をはぎとる、ひいて「あさ」の意を表す。"
+        out = Kanji()
+        out.character = kanji_obj.character
+        out.is_joyo = "常用" if kanji_obj.level not in ["1", "準1"] else "表外"
+        out.level = kanji_obj.level
+        out.strokes = kanji_obj.stroke_count
+        out.radical = kanji_obj.radical
+        out.added_strokes = kanji_obj.radical_added_stroke_count
+        out.goon = " ・ ".join(str(obj.reading) for obj in kanji_obj.goon)
+        out.kanon = ""
+        out.toon = ""
+        out.soon = ""
+        out.kanyoon = ""
+        out.kun = ""
+        out.meanings = kanji_obj.meanings
+        out.glyph_origin = kanji_obj.glyph_origin
         
-        return render_template("kanji.html", kanji=kanji)
+
+        return render_template("kanji.html", kanji=out)
 
     @app.route("/kotoba/<kotoba>")
     def kotoba_page(kotoba: str):
diff --git a/kanken_online/api.py b/kanken_online/api.py
index dd21e50..8f20809 100644
--- a/kanken_online/api.py
+++ b/kanken_online/api.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from flask import Blueprint, jsonify
 import jsonpickle
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine, select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
-from .database import get_database
+from .database import get_database, get_jiten_db
 
 blueprint = Blueprint("api", __name__, url_prefix="/api")
 
@@ -125,24 +125,29 @@ class Kanji(Base):
 
 @blueprint.route("/id/<int:kanji_id>")
 def kanji_by_id(kanji_id: int):
-    engine = create_engine("sqlite:///kanken_online/kanken.db")
-    with Session(engine) as session:
-        query = select(Kanji).where(Kanji.id == kanji_id)
-        item = session.execute(query).first()
-        if item is None:
-            return "Invalid ID", 404
-        
-        kanji = item[0]
-        return kanji.to_json()
+    session = get_jiten_db()
+    query = select(Kanji).where(Kanji.id == kanji_id)
+    item = session.execute(query).first()
+    if item is None:
+        return "Invalid ID", 404
+    
+    kanji = item[0]
+    return kanji.to_json()
+
+def get_kanji_by_character(kanji: str) -> Kanji:
+    session = get_jiten_db()
+    query = select(Kanji).where(Kanji.character == kanji)
+    item = session.execute(query).first()
+    if item is None:
+        return "Invalid kanji", 404
+
+    kanji_obj: Kanji = item[0]
+    return kanji_obj
 
 @blueprint.route("/kanji/<kanji>")
 def kanji_by_character(kanji: str):
-    engine = create_engine("sqlite:///kanken_online/kanken.db")
-    with Session(engine) as session:
-        query = select(Kanji).where(Kanji.character == kanji)
-        item = session.execute(query).first()
-        if item is None:
-            return "Invalid kanji", 404
-        
-        kanji_obj = item[0]
-        return kanji_obj.to_json()
+    kanji_obj = get_kanji_by_character(kanji)
+    return kanji_obj.to_json()
+
+def get_kanji_generic():
+    pass
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diff --git a/kanken_online/database.py b/kanken_online/database.py
index ebbfb89..0b0b44d 100644
--- a/kanken_online/database.py
+++ b/kanken_online/database.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import sqlite3
 from typing import IO
 import click
 from flask import Flask, current_app, g
+from sqlalchemy import create_engine
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
 
 def get_database():
     if "db" not in g:
@@ -13,6 +16,14 @@ def get_database():
     
     return g.db
 
+def get_jiten_db():
+    if "jiten_db" not in g:
+        engine = create_engine(f"sqlite:///{current_app.config['JITEN_DB']}")
+        g.jiten_db = Session(engine)
+        print("Session is", g.jiten_db)
+
+    return g.jiten_db
+
 def initialize_database():
     db = get_database()