The intelligent approach to learning the Japanese
writing system that has helped thousands!
Japanese characters may seem mysterious and difficult, but Read
Japanese Today explains the writing system in a way that's clear and
easy to understand. This proven approach teaches you the essential characters
you need to know, how they developed and what their basic components are, so
you can quickly decipher and learn new characters that you encounter later!
This new edition includes:
- An
introduction to the 142 hiragana and katakana phonetic characters every
Japanese learner needs to know
- Detailed,
easy-to-understand descriptions of the 400 most common kanji characters
complete with phonetic pronunciations, stroke order diagrams, and common
words written with the character
- Simple
drawings that introduce each character to help you to remember it,
explaining how it developed and what its various components are
- Writing
practice problems so you can test yourself on the new characters and words
- A
complete index to the English meanings and a summary table for all the
characters is included at the back
This is definitely the book to get if you want to learn the Japanese writing
system quickly and easily!
About the Author
Len Walsh (1931-2014) studied and taught
Japanese in both the United States and Japan. He also served in the U.S. Army
and Air Force during the Korean War and worked in various industries in
Vietnam, Japan, Tanzania, and the U.S. Walsh is the author of Why U.S.
Intelligence Fails to Steal Enemy Secrets — And What Can Be Done About it! (2007).
