Florence Sakade, Janet Ikeda
A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese: Fourth Edition
- ISBN 13:
- 9784805311738
- author:
- Florence Sakade, Janet Ikeda
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Tuttle Shokai Inc
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 13 x 2.3 x 20.3 cm
- Genre:
- Languages, By Language, Japanese
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese Fourth Edition is a trusted resource for students seeking to learn Japanese. This comprehensive study tool helps build knowledge most successfully by relying on a reliable guide. With its thorough revision, it provides the best way to learn kanji and kana. The book covers all 2,136 General Use characters in the 'Joyo Kanji' set, with special codes indicating the kanji required for JLPT and AP exams. It includes full ranges of Japanese character readings and English definitions, as well as stroke counts, stroke-order diagrams, and compounds. Essential characters are presented according to their frequency of usage rather than complexity. Numerous examples illustrate kanji compounds and derivatives used in everyday words in Japanese. This edition meets the latest changes prescribed by the Japanese Ministry of Education, making it an ideal resource for students aiming to read and write Japanese with ease and confidence.