Learning Japanese Kanji: The 520 Most Essential Characters (With online audio an

Description: Learning Japanese Kanji by Glen Nolan Grant An enjoyable and effective way to learn Japanese kanji!This useful reference book helps self-study and classroom students remember the meanings and pronunciations of 520 essential kanji. An otherwise daunting task, memorization is made easier with this book-which uses mnemonic techniques based on the psychology of learning and memory. Key principles include the use of visual imagery, the visualization of short "stories," and the systematic building-block approach that shows how more complicated characters are constructed from basic elements.This is a practical guide with a clear, concise, and appealing layout; it is well-indexed with easy look-up methods. The kanji in this volume give you the majority of characters you will encounter in daily life, from newspapers to street signs. It also includes the kanji required for the AP Japanese exam and N4 & N5 JLPT tests.Accompanying online audio provides recordings by native Japanese speakers to perfect your pronunciation. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Glen Nolan Grant is a Canadian postal worker and acclaimed translator. He has traveled extensively, visiting over 60 countries and learning to speak six languages. He became attracted to the Japanese writing system while living in Japan. When he learned that many consider Japanese to be the most difficult written language in the world, he took on the challenge of finding a way to make learning it easier.He came upon the main idea for this book while traveling through Africa. Viewing the constellations in the night skies, and realizing that drawing pictures has helped people "see" and remember since time immemorial, he realized that you could draw "pictures" around kanji for the same purpose. Promotional Tuttle Publishing Long Description An enjoyable and effective way to learn Japanese kanji! This useful reference book helps self-study and classroom students remember the meanings and pronunciations of 520 essential kanji. An otherwise daunting task, memorization is made easier with this book--which uses mnemonic techniques based on the psychology of learning and memory. Key principles include the use of visual imagery, the visualization of short "stories," and the systematic building-block approach that shows how more complicated characters are constructed from basic elements. This is a practical guide with a clear, concise, and appealing layout; it is well-indexed with easy look-up methods. The kanji in this volume give you the majority of characters you will encounter in daily life, from newspapers to street signs. It also includes the kanji required for the AP Japanese exam and N4 & N5 JLPT tests. Accompanying online audio provides recordings by native Japanese speakers to perfect your pronunciation. Description for Sales People Unique drawings and stories enable language learners to create mental associations that stick in the brain and allow you to recall the meanings and sounds of the characters Sample sentences using common words and compounds expand your vocabulary by showing each kanji used in context Stroke-order diagrams show the correct way to write the character Chapter and cumulative review exercises help to reinforce what youve learned Online bonus material includes stroke-order animations and pronunciations for all kanji, compounds and sample sentences Japanese is spoken by 130 million people worldwide, making it the 9th most spoken language 132 colleges and universities in the US offer Japanese as an undergraduate major Details ISBN4805316667 Short Title Learning Japanese Kanji Pages 480 Publisher Tuttle Publishing Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 4805316667 ISBN-13 9784805316665 Format Paperback Imprint Tuttle Publishing Place of Publication Boston Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2021-10-19 NZ Release Date 2021-10-19 US Release Date 2021-10-19 UK Release Date 2021-10-19 Subtitle The 520 Most Essential Characters (With online audio and bonus materials) Illustrations with online interactive materials and native speak Author Glen Nolan Grant Replaces 9784805311684 DEWEY 495.682421 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-10-18 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132963497;

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