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The method that has helped thousands—Read Japanese Kanji Today provides readers with a quick and simple way to learn kanji characters.Far from being a complex and mysterious script, Japanese writing is a fascinating and straightforward pictographic and ideographic system, quickly understood and mastered. With the approach used in this easy-to-read, entertaining kanji book you'll soon be able to recognize and read over 400 kanji, whether or not you have any knowledge of Japanese grammar or the spoken Japanese language. The 400+ kanji characters stick in your mind thanks to an engaging text and illustrations that show the historical development and meaning of each character. The description of each kanji explains its origins and development, its modern uses, and how it is pronounced. Many examples of everyday usage are included.This new, expanded edition has added: Pronunciations Readings Vocabulary Stroke Order Practice BoxesUse Read Japanese Kanji Today to learn kanji quickly and painlessly!

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 knowDetailed, easy-to-understand descriptions of the 400 most common kanji characters complete with phonetic pronunciations, stroke order diagrams, and common words written with the characterSimple drawings that introduce each character to help you to remember it, explaining how it developed and what its various components areWriting practice problems so you can test yourself on the new characters and wordsA complete index to the English meanings and a summary table for all the characters is included at the backThis is definitely the book to get if you want to learn the Japanese writing system quickly and easily!