The Complete Guide to Japanese Kanji: (JLPT All Levels) Remembering and Understanding the 2,136 Standard Characters

Name: The Complete Guide to Japanese Kanji: (JLPT All Levels) Remembering and Understanding the 2,136 Standard Characters
Brand: Tuttle Publishing
SKU: 9784805311707
Price: 30.39 EUR
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By (author): Christopher Seely Kenneth G. Henshall

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) listproviding 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. See more

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Product Details

Weight: 879g
Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
Publication Date: 22 Mar 2016
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9784805311707

About Christopher SeelyKenneth G. Henshall

Christopher Seeley (B.A. Hons. & Ph.D. London University) has written extensively on the Japanese writing system and Chinese characters; his publications include A History of Writing in Japan (E.J. Brill 1991 republished University of Hawai'i Press 2000). He was a senior lecturer and Head of Department at the Asian Languages Department University of Canterbury Christchurch New Zealand until his retirement in 2001. Kenneth G. Henshall is well known for the many books he has written on Japanese literature history and culture as well as for his popular Japanese language-learning textbooks. A graduate of the universities of London (B.A. Hons) Sydney (Ph.D.) and Adelaide (Dip. Ed.) he is now Associate Professor of Japanese at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. He has also taught at the universities of Auckland Western Australia California and Waikato. Dr. Jiageng Fan specializes in the relationship between the Chinese and Japanese languages and scripts focusing on the etymology of characters and the change of societal/cultural values which they reflect. He has lived studied and taught Chinese Japanese and English in China and Australia and has traveled extensively. After obtaining a B.A. at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies he moved to Christchurch New Zealand where he earned his Ph.D. at the University of Canterbury. He believes in the freedom of mankind and the harmony between men and machines.