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Learn over 2,000 Japanese Kanji characters with this user-friendly Japanese language-learning book. This unique Kanji study guide provides a comprehensive introduction to all the Kanji characters on the Japanese Ministry of Education's official Joyo ("General Use") list—providing detailed notes on the historical development of each character as well as all information needed by students to read and write them. As fascinating as it is useful, this is the book every Japanese language learners keeps on his or her desk and visits over and over. This Kanji book includes: Clear, large-sized entries All of the General Use Joyo Kanji Characters Japanese readings and English meanings stroke-count stroke order usage examples mnemonic hints for easy memorization The components which make up each character are detailed, and the Kanji are graded in difficulty according to Ministry of Education guidelines, allowing students to prioritize the order in which the Kanji are learned and track their progress. This book is essential to anyone who is planning to take the official Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) and will appeal to beginning students as well as those who wish to attain higher-level mastery of the Japanese language. It is the only book that also provides historical and etymological information about the Japanese Kanji. This latest edition has been updated to include all of the 2,136 Kanji on the expanded Joyo list issued by the Japanese government in 2010. Many entries have been revised to include the most recent research on character etymologies. Review: Good book to practice Kanjis on everyday basis - Very good book to learn kanjis and it's explanation is also given. Review: Four Stars - Nice book of approx 2000 Kanjis .



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| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 468 Reviews |
D**E
Good book to practice Kanjis on everyday basis
Very good book to learn kanjis and it's explanation is also given.
R**Y
Four Stars
Nice book of approx 2000 Kanjis .
A**R
The only Kanji book you need, amazing!
It was very difficult to find a book that included all (or at least most) Kanji, as almost all of them were divided into different books, including only 200 Kanji or so each (which comes to being more expensive). So when I found this book, which is relatively new, I had to buy it. The book is divided very nicely and includes a well presented section on each Kanji. It gives the writing of the Kanji, different readings (which is very important), translation of the word in English, a small historical text about the Kanji (as well as a fun way to remember it), and most importantly some examples of words with that Kanji (with another Kanji), so you can familiarise yourself with different mixes of Kanji, or even learn these words as you go, and most importantly see how different readings are used in different words. Each Kanji also has the stroke number, but not the stroke order, which some may find a disadvantage. However, at the beginning, the book has a section on the stroke order in general, such as top to bottom, left to right etc. with examples, so you will not find it difficult to know what the stroke order is in a particular Kanji if you understand the explanation at the beginning. Overall, I am super happy with the book. It is an absolutely amazing book, perfect for those trying to learn Kanji in one source that has everything it needs to have. It's definitely worth your money, as it's going to take a long time to go through it all, but you won't need another source! Highly recommended!
J**L
Buen material de estudio
Muy completo y en partes, aún así le hace falta los Hiragana
S**D
Leider nur mittelmäßig
Hatte dieses Buch gekauft, um Kanji von Grund auf (also im etymologischen Kontext) zu lernen. Leider taugt das Buch dazu nur bedingt. Das Hintergrundwissen, das in dem Buch vermittelt wird, ist durchaus interessant und einer der Aspekte, die zur Aufwertung des Werkes führen. Es gibt einen geschichtlichen Abriss über die Entwicklung der chinesischen und japanischen Schrift von den frühesten Anfängen bis heute. Dies wird in den ersten 7 Kapiteln und Kapitel 8 bis 8.2 des Buches abgehandelt. Ab dem Abschnitt "Hiragana and Katakana and Their Source Characters" fängt es an, seltsam zu werden: Anstatt Unicode verwendet der Autor in der Tabelle handgemalte Schriftzeichen, die streckenweise kaum zu lesen sind und offenbar von ungeübter Hand mit dickem Stift geschrieben wurden (Zeichen haben uneinheitliche Größe, sind schief, usw.). Dabei steht nur der englische Name des Kana Zeichens (keine Erklärung für die Kanji in der Tabelle). Die Tabelle der Derivative wird einem ebenfalls ohne weitere Erklärung hin geworfen. Dabei steht nur die englische Bedeutung des Schriftzeichens und ggf. die verkleinerte Form für Komposita. (Hier verwendet der Autor diesmal Unicode, so dass die Zeichen wenigstens lesbar sind). Auf die Strichreihenfolge wird in einem kleinen Kapitel separat eingegangen, für die einzelnen Kanji aber nicht extra aufgeführt. Wenn es dann zum Hauptteil des Buches, den eigentlichen Kanji-Beschreibungen geht, dann wird es erst so richtig ärgerlich: On- und Kun-Lesung werden nur in lateinischer Umschrift (Romaji) angegeben, nicht jedoch in Kana (das darf man sich dann selbst erarbeiten bzw. aus den Fingern saugen). Mnemonische Hinweise erfolgen zwar, aber nur in Textform. Ein Bild wäre evtl. hilfreicher gewesen. Ansonsten sind die Kanji nach den 6 Schuljahren geordnet, und zu jedem Kanji werden etymologische Hinweise gegeben. Leider muss man zum Lernen der Schrift weitere Literatur zu Rate ziehen, da weder Strichführung noch Kana zur On-/Kun-Lesung angegeben sind. Daher von mir nur eine mittelmäßige Bewertung, da das Buch seinem Anspruch "The Complete Guide to Japanese Kanji" nur teilweise gerecht wird.
E**E
Genial
Va muy bien
M**O
Ottima guida
Ottima guida che permette di apprendere i kanji con i riferimenti storici/accademici. Utile per chi ha una conoscenza più approfondita.
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