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250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use, Volume 1

250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use, Volume 1

by University of Tokyo Kanji Text Research Group

This book is indispensable for any non-native speaker trying to make it through a day in Japan. Covering 21 everyday situations, this book deals with a variety of topics ranging from the cordial (How do you do?) to the crucial (Going to the hospital.) Fully illustrated with line drawings throughout, 250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use Volume I offers valuable information for learners and visitors alike. As... (more)

The Kodansha Kanji Learners Dictionary (Japanese for Busy People)

The Kodansha Kanji Learners Dictionary (Japanese for Busy People)

by Jack Halpern

The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary answers the urgent need for an easy-to-use kanji dictionary compact enough to be easily carried around, yet detailed enough to satisfy the practical needs of the beginning and intermediate learner. Its basic goal is to give the learner a thorough understanding of kanji by providing instant access to a wealth of useful information on the meanings, readings, and compounds.... (more)

NTC's New Japanese-English Character Dictionary

NTC's New Japanese-English Character Dictionary

by Jack Halpern

Six different ways to search for characters and three comprehensive indexes let even beginners locate entries effortlessly.

Kanji De Manga Volume 1: The Comic Book That Teaches You How To Read And Write Japanese! (Manga University Presents)

Kanji De Manga Volume 1: The Comic Book That Teaches You How To Read And Write Japanese! (Manga University Presents)

by Glenn Kardy, Chihiro Hattori

The comic book that teaches you how to read and write Japanese! This brand-new series from Manga University uses original comic artwork to teach readers how to identify and write the most common Japanese kanji ideographs. Volume 1 introduces 80 basic kanji that all Japanese schoolchildren are required to learn before entering the third grade. Subsequent volumes in the series will focus on more difficult kanji and... (more)

Kanji De Manga Special Box Set

by Glenn Kardy, Chihiro Hattori

This specially priced box set includes the first three books in Manga University's award-winning Japanese-language learning series packaged in a slipcase. The first book, "Kana de Manga," makes learning hiragana and katakana the "ABC's of Japanese" fun and easy for students of all ages. Each page has an entertaining manga illustration representing a word that begins with the kana character featured prominently at... (more)

Kanji ABC: A Systematic Approach to Japanese Characters

Kanji ABC: A Systematic Approach to Japanese Characters

by Andreas Foerster

This text aims to simplify the task of memorizing the 1945 joyo kanji needed for daily use.

Remembering the Kanji: Hyperkanji!

by James W. Heisig

The aim of this book is to provide the student of Japanese with a simple method for correlating the writing and the meaning of Japanese characters in such a way as to make them both easy to remember. It is intended not only for the beginner, but also for the more advanced student looking for some relief from the constant frustration of how to write the kanji and some way to systematize what he or she already... (more)

Jazz Up Your Japanese with Onomatopoeia: For All Levels

Jazz Up Your Japanese with Onomatopoeia: For All Levels

by Hiroko Fukuda

Onomatopoeia is one of the most outstanding features of the Japanese language. Its acquisition is essential for students who wish to speak (or understand) natural Japanese, read literature or manga, or watch anime in the original. The problem is that Japanese onomatopoeic words are so different from their English equivalents (words such as pop, bang, splat, and squeak) that they are extremely hard to remember and... (more)

Kanji Idioms (Power Japanese)

by George Wallace, Kayoko Kimiya

When we were searching in the dark (anchu-mosaku), at a total loss what to call our book, we suddenly hit upon "A Guide to Japanese Four-Letter Words" Pithy, punchy, in your face. Unfortunately, also rather misleading. From yoji-jukugo to four-character compounds to four-letter words. Not a journey of a million miles, but our editors didn't see it that way. "What's wrong with a little harmless sheep's head but dog... (more)

Kana de Manga (Manga University Presents)

Kana de Manga (Manga University Presents)

by Glenn Kardy

American pop culture is turning Japanese. Every day, millions of kids spend hours watching anime on Cartoon Network and reading telephone book-sized comics called manga. From "Spirited Away" to Shonen Jump, if the label says "Made in Japan" it's considered cool. But what if you want to enjoy anime and manga in its original language? Written Japanese consists of three scripts: the phonetic hiragana and katakana... (more)

Japanese a Language Map (Language Map Series)

Japanese a Language Map (Language Map Series)

by Kristine K. Kershul

This work is a must for anyone travelling abroad. As the first phrasebook ever to appear in a 'map' format, what better guided tour could there be through the experiences of travelling in a foreign language? Also the perfect stocking filler, bon voyage gift, thank you, or party gift. A patented lamination process allows Language MapsÂ® to fold and unfold in a snap without tearing in addition to being durable,... (more)

Japanese For Young People II: Kanji Workbook (Japanese for Young People)

Japanese For Young People II: Kanji Workbook (Japanese for Young People)

by AJALT

A new and exciting approach to basic Japanese for young adults The Association for Japanese-Language Teaching (AJALT), renowned for its Japanese for Busy People series, has developed a comprehensive course for teaching Japanese to young adulsts in English-speaking countries. Japanese for Young People is a new three-level series designed primarily for junior high and high school curricula encourage systematic... (more)

250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use, Vol. 1 (Tuttle Language Library)

250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use, Vol. 1 (Tuttle Language Library)

by Akiyo Nishino, Junko Ishida

A Japanese Reader: Graded Lessons in the Modern Language (Tuttle Language Library)

A Japanese Reader: Graded Lessons in the Modern Language (Tuttle Language Library)

by Roy A. Miller

Kanji Starter

by Daiki Kusuya

An easy-to-use guide for those who wish to learn how to read, recognize, and write 200 of the most basic deaily-use kanji characters presented through pictographs.

The 100 Word Exercise Book, Japanese: Japanese (Japanese Edition)

The 100 Word Exercise Book, Japanese: Japanese (Japanese Edition)

by Jane Wightwick, Kazumi Honda

100 key items of vocabulary covering 8 everyday topics: at home; around town; clothes; parts of the body; the countryside; animals; opposites; useful expressions. Modern teaching methods: flashcards; matching games; memory games; joining exercises; word searches; etc. Review, round-up and tests: a final revision of all the 100 words together. 100 tear-out flashcards: help with whole word recognition.

What Character Is That?: An Easy-access Dictionary of 5,000 Chinese Characters

What Character Is That?: An Easy-access Dictionary of 5,000 Chinese Characters

by Gam Go

Ping-gam Go creates a dictionary ideal for the western student. This dictionary has been referred to as the Chinese Rosetta Stone . A must for every Chinese language student, it is the only dictionary where characters are looked up using the English word of the root (named the radical ), of a character instead of the number of strokes or the pronunciation of the character. Learning a mere 43 of the most common... (more)

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250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use, Volume 1

by University of Tokyo Kanji Text Research Group

The Kodansha Kanji Learners Dictionary (Japanese for Busy People)

by Jack Halpern

NTC's New Japanese-English Character Dictionary

by Jack Halpern

Kanji De Manga Volume 1: The Comic Book That Teaches You How To Read And Write Japanese! (Manga University Presents)

by Glenn Kardy, Chihiro Hattori

Kanji De Manga Special Box Set

by Glenn Kardy, Chihiro Hattori

Kanji ABC: A Systematic Approach to Japanese Characters

by Andreas Foerster

Remembering the Kanji: Hyperkanji!

by James W. Heisig

Jazz Up Your Japanese with Onomatopoeia: For All Levels

by Hiroko Fukuda

Kanji Idioms (Power Japanese)

by George Wallace, Kayoko Kimiya

Kana de Manga (Manga University Presents)

by Glenn Kardy

Japanese a Language Map (Language Map Series)

by Kristine K. Kershul

Japanese For Young People II: Kanji Workbook (Japanese for Young People)

by AJALT

250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use, Vol. 1 (Tuttle Language Library)

by Akiyo Nishino, Junko Ishida

A Japanese Reader: Graded Lessons in the Modern Language (Tuttle Language Library)

by Roy A. Miller

Kanji Starter

by Daiki Kusuya

The 100 Word Exercise Book, Japanese: Japanese (Japanese Edition)

by Jane Wightwick, Kazumi Honda

What Character Is That?: An Easy-access Dictionary of 5,000 Chinese Characters

by Gam Go