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Japanese Kanji & Kana: A Complete Guide to the Japanese Writing System
Japanese Kanji & Kana: A Complete Guide to the Japanese Writing System
by Wolfgang Hadamitzky
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A new 21st-century edition of the widely acclaimed reference classic! Complete, compact and essential, this is the resource you need in order to use and master kanji. This new edition reflects the recent update by the Japanese government of the official... (read more)

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Reading Japanese (Yale Linguistic Series)
Reading Japanese (Yale Linguistic Series)
by Eleanor H Jorden
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This new text has been designed to met the special needs of the foreigner who wants to begin learning to read Japanese before having completed a first-year course in speaking the language. It presupposes no previous knowledge of the Japanese writing... (read more)

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Basic Japanese Kanji, Volume 1: High-Frequency Kanji at Your Command! [With CDROM]
Basic Japanese Kanji, Volume 1: High-Frequency Kanji at Your Command! [With CDROM]
by Timothy G. Stout
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Basic Japanese Kanji, Volume 1 is your introduction to the first 205 of the 410 core characters in Japanese (plus 18 additional kanji that serve as building blocks). These kanji are the most frequently used in newspapers, conversations and the top... (read more)

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Guide To Reading & Writing Japanese 3RD Edition
Guide To Reading & Writing Japanese 3RD Edition
by Florence Sakade
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A best-seller trusted by beginning and intermediate students since 1959 and now in its third edition, this affordable study guide includes all 1,945 current joyo kanji. Detailed entries for all 1,009 "essential" kanji include stroke order, meanings, and... (read more)

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Kodansha's Hiragana Workbook: A Step-By-Step Approach to Basic Japanese Writing
Kodansha's Hiragana Workbook: A Step-By-Step Approach to Basic Japanese Writing
by Anne Matsumoto Stewart
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Beginner-level students wishing to read Japanese need to learn hiragana, the most basic of three Japanese scripts, used for writing words of native origin. Kodansha's Hiragana Workbook is an all-new, streamlined workbook designed precisely for such... (read more)

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Kanji Starter 1 (06 Edition)
Kanji Starter 1 (06 Edition)
by Daiki Kusuya
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With just these two books, students can learn a quarter of the two thousand characters designated for “daily use” by the Japanese government. Volume 1 concentrates on pictographs and contains some two hundred kanji with memory aids... (read more)

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Japanese Hiragana for Beginners: First Steps to Mastering the Japanese Writing System
Japanese Hiragana for Beginners: First Steps to Mastering the Japanese Writing System
by Timothy G Stout
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Japanese Hiragana for Beginners makes learning hiragana fast and effective by using memorable picture mnemonics, along with clear explanations, examples and lots of fun exercises. Picture mnemonics enhance memory by associating the shape and sound of... (read more)

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250 Essential Kanji Volume 2 for Everyday Us
250 Essential Kanji Volume 2 for Everyday Us
by Kanji Text Research
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Tackling kanji-the system of Japanese writing based on Chinese characters-is the most challenging aspect of learning the Japanese language. 250 Essential Japanese Kanji Characters Volume 1 and Volume 2 are time-tested books that have now been enhanced... (read more)

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Kanji & Kana Revised Edition a Handbook of the Ja
Kanji & Kana Revised Edition a Handbook of the Ja
by Wolfgang Hadamitzky
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Since 1981, Japanese Kanji and Kana by Wolfgang Hadamitzky and Mark Spahn has been one of the most trusted and popular study guides for beginning and intermediate students of Japanese. This revised edition not only covers the current 1,945 joyo kanji, it... (read more)

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Learning Hiragana and Katakana: Workbook and Practice Sheets
Learning Hiragana and Katakana: Workbook and Practice Sheets
by Tetsuo Takagaki
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Learning Hiragana and Katakana is a systematic and comprehensive overview of the two kana systems needed to read and write Japanese. With expanded writing and preparation space, this revised edition offers ample provisions for practice, review and self... (read more)

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Kanji Starter 2
Kanji Starter 2
by Daiki Kusuya
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With just these two books, students can learn a quarter of the two thousand characters designated for “daily use” by the Japanese government. Volume 1 concentrates on pictographs and contains some two hundred kanji with memory aids... (read more)

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Beginner's Kana Workbook
Beginner's Kana Workbook
by Fujihiko Kaneda
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Beginning This beginner's workbook helps students learn both hiragana and katakana writing systems. After learning hiragana writing, students move on to katakana. Then they write sentences containing both hiragana and katakana.... (read more)

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Japanese Hiragana & Katakana for Beginners: First Steps to Mastering the Japanese Writing System
Japanese Hiragana & Katakana for Beginners: First Steps to Mastering the Japanese Writing System
by Timothy G Stout
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Japanese has 3 writing systems, all used together: hiragana, katakana and kanji. Japanese Hiragana and Katakana for Beginners helps newcomers learn how to use the first two systems' basic 92 characters to read, write and communicate. Memorable picture... (read more)

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Mastering Japanese Kanji: The Innovative Visual Method for Learning Japanese Characters
Mastering Japanese Kanji: The Innovative Visual Method for Learning Japanese Characters
by Glen Nolan Grant
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Includes CD-ROM with stroke-order instructions Mastering Japanese Kanji presents an enjoyable and effective way to learn 200 of the most important Japanese characters. It does so using a two-step method. First, kanji are broken into parts that are given... (read more)

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Teach Yourself Beginner's Japanese Script (Teach Yourself...Script)
Teach Yourself Beginner's Japanese Script (Teach Yourself...Script)
by Teach Yourself
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Now learning non-Roman-alphabet languages is as easy as A-B-C! Readers wanting to learn the basics of reading and writing a new language that employs script will find all they need in the Teach Yourself Beginner's Script series. Each book includes a... (read more)

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Read and Write Japanese Scripts: A Teach Yourself Guide (Teach Yourself)
Read and Write Japanese Scripts: A Teach Yourself Guide (Teach Yourself)
by Helen Gilhooly
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By the end of the book, you will be reading and writing Japanese with confidence Read and Write Japanese Scripts is a step-by-step introduction to the script that will enable you to read Japanese signs, notices, advertisements and headlines. Script is... (read more)

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Japanese Katakana for Beginners: First Steps to Mastering the Japanese Writing System with Flash Cards (Tuttle Language Library)
Japanese Katakana for Beginners: First Steps to Mastering the Japanese Writing System with Flash Cards (Tuttle Language Library)
by Timothy G Stout
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Picture mnemonics are a proven tool in the world of language learning. Japanese Katakana for Beginners makes character learning quick and effective by implementing this established system. The method used in Japanese Katakana for Beginners has helped... (read more)

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Kanji Pict-O-Graphix
Kanji Pict-O-Graphix
by Michael Rowley
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An easy-to-use visual guide for remembering written Japanese characters.... (read more)

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Remembering the Kanji I 3RD Edition
Remembering the Kanji I 3RD Edition
by James W Heisig
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Japanese the Written Language Part 2 Field Test Edition 1.0
Japanese the Written Language Part 2 Field Test Edition 1.0
by Eleanor Harz Jorden
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