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This is a great set for a beginning student of Japanese. It comes complete with audio cassettes, a work book, and a set of paper cut-out flash cards. Each lesson is complete with a quiz. The book is fun and easy to use due to its colorful cartoon like drawings.
This book has been around for many many years and is quite established as a good and effective tool for learning Japanese. Despite the Romaji style being a little outdated from what is popularly used today, this is still a highly recommended book to start with. All lessons are complete with a variety of drills for the student to master.
Mangajin publishes a monthly (10 issues per year) magazine dedicated to the learning of Japanese through the use of comics, called 'manga' in Japanese. This book is a special issue so if you enjoy getting a good variety of lessons rolled into one, this is a great way to go. Many of the comics strips have continuing stories so they are run month to month. This also makes it interesting when you enjoy the story line thus, making learning more like having fun instead of hard studying.
Another excellent book by Eleanor Harz Jorden. This book is great book for learning how to read and write the Kanas as well as Kanji. There are reading drills which help the student practice what they have learned. There are also sections in whic hand-written examples are provided. This gives the student a real-life flavor to learning how to read Japanese.
This is a great book showing the student how to remember Kanji and Kana characters by relating them to certain objects, shapes, and pictures.
If you are looking for a book just covering hiragana and katakana, here is one to start with.
Knowing how to read and write Katakana is one thing but, you will also need to know how to correctly represent the many English words that have been incorporated into Japanese, in Katakana.
If you want to take the kanas on a regular basis or if you are looking for a gift for someone beginning their study of Japanese, here is a nice item.
Once you have finished learning the kanas and you want to start on Kanji. This is a good way to learn a new Kanji character everyday. This also makes a good gift idea.
For quick reference or to just glance at on a casual basis, these Hiragana wall charts are nice.
For quick reference or to just glance at on a casual basis, these Katakana wall charts are nice.
This is my absolute favorite dictionary because it contains both English to Japanese as well as Japanese to English sections, contains definitions in both Romaji and Kanji, it is very compact and it is very reasonably priced. This is the perfect dictionary for someone traveling to Japan. It is easy enough to fit in a jacket pocket, purse, or "fanny-pack." I, personally, got so much use from this dictionary, I bought two so I could keep one at home as well as with me at the office for quick reference if required.
This book is intended more for intermediate and higher level students of Japanese. It does make a really nice reference book for the many conjugations and what is referred to as "function words" of the Japanese language.
For the intermediate student that is also trying to learn and read Kanji, dictionaries that contain furigana are very nice. Furigana is very small hiragana characters that are written over the tops of the Kanji, so the Kanji can easily be read, if not known to the reader. This makes it very easy to learn how to pronounce new Kanji characters.
For the intermediate student that is also trying to learn and read Kanji, dictionaries that contain furigana are very nice. Furigana is very small hiragana characters that are written over the tops of the Kanji, so the Kanji can easily be read, if not known to the reader. This makes it very easy to learn how to pronounce new Kanji characters.
This book has some very interesting and funny stories as experienced by the author who has many years of experience living and working in Japan. The book is intended for adults as there are sections in which slang (a bit outdated) on sexual matters, how to swear and insult people are given. A beginner should not really pursue the vocabulary given in this book as it could lead to misunderstanding. However the book does offer many amusing stories and insights in Japan.
The author of this book visited Japan back in the mid to late 1800's. Morse, first a draftsman and wood engraver became very interested in Zoology. Upon visiting Japan he undertook documenting many aspects of Japanese homes and lifestyles. The book contains many beautifully detailed pen and ink drawings as originally drawn by the author himself. This is a wonderful book for anyone interested in architectural detailing and practicalities of Japanese lifestyles during the 1800's.
If you are interested in Japanese chess, called Shogi, this is a good book that provides a little history, rules, strategies, as well as fold-out paper Shogi board and some punch-out pieces.
This is a really good book on Kendo. It provides a little history in addition to providing good overview of the fundamentals of Kendo, explaining hand positions and foot work. Co-author Sasamori has attained the highest rank possible in Kendo.
Aikido is the martial art of using your opponent's energy against him. This book provides many photos and terminology. The author, Shioda, was taught by Ueshiba the founder of modern day Aikido and has himself attained the rank of 9th level.
For our few Japanese visitors, here are some items to help you learn English: