[LeegleechN]

This idea is common in Shogi piece designs for those who can't read the traditional Kanji designs.

[boredhedgehog]

And the idea is misguided there as well. Kanji are problematic because people who can't read them can't differentiate their shapes. Any unique silhouette -- even a Latin letter -- is preferable to arrow diagrams, which end up unnecessarily similar to one another.

[mtlmtlmtlmtl]

Yeah I had no issue learning Shogi with no knowledge of kanji.

[afterburner]

Indeed! Googling "shogi learning set" finds these sets.