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title: "Kakurasu for beginners: free printable with answers"
description: "Free printable Kakurasu for beginners with answers. Small grids to learn the rules, each with one solution. Print with the answer."
source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/kakurasu/for-beginners"
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Free printable

# For beginners Kakurasu

New to Kakurasu? Start small. These 4 by 4 grids make the rule click quickly: each column is worth its position number toward its row total, and each row is worth its position toward its column total. Each one has exactly one shading.

PuzzleDesign

Difficulty

Larger grids have more cells to weigh. Every puzzle has one solution.

4×4 grid. Shade cells so each row and column of shaded squares sums to its edge target.

Theme

ClassicBoldSoftShadedNavyIndigoSkyTealEmeraldForestPlumBerryCrimsonEmberAmberCocoa

**Customise colours**

Numbers

Cell lines

Box lines

Page background

Style

StandardClean

Clean drops the title band and footer, leaving the grid.

Generate puzzlePrint / save PDF

Two pages: the puzzle and its shaded answer. Every puzzle has one solution, checked by the same engine as our KDP studio.

## Want the whole book?

This makes one puzzle. Sign up to turn it into a full Kakurasu book for Amazon KDP: hundreds of graded puzzles at any trim, as print-ready PDFs.

[Build the full book](https://app.oncebooks.com/publisher-studio/kakurasu)

Free to build · pay once to export

Preview

The puzzle and its shaded answer, as they print.

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- Kakurasu Easy

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  Puzzle
- Kakurasu Easy · Solution

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  Solution

Generate puzzlePrint / save PDF

## Making a whole Kakurasu book?

This page makes one puzzle. To publish a book on Amazon KDP, the [KDP Kakurasu maker](https://www.oncebooks.com/kdp-kakurasu-maker) generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and solutions PDF. Generate once, export unlimited sizes.

## More printable Kakurasu

- [Kakurasu for kids](https://www.oncebooks.com/kakurasu/for-kids)
- [Easy Kakurasu](https://www.oncebooks.com/kakurasu/easy)
- [Medium Kakurasu](https://www.oncebooks.com/kakurasu/medium)
- [Hard Kakurasu](https://www.oncebooks.com/kakurasu/hard)
- [Large Kakurasu](https://www.oncebooks.com/kakurasu/large)

[See every printable Kakurasu](https://www.oncebooks.com/kakurasu)

## Questions

**Are these kakurasu for beginners free to print?**

Yes. Generate the puzzle above and print it with its answer, at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use.

**Does every puzzle have one solution?**

Yes. Every puzzle is generated and checked so the edge targets fix exactly one shading, verified before it prints. The answer is on the second page.

**Can I make a Kakurasu book to sell on KDP?**

Yes. The free tool makes one puzzle. The KDP Kakurasu maker generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any KDP trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and solutions PDF, so you can publish a book.