The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power

By Dale P. Crowley

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0962548901
• ISBN13: 9780962548901
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Kings Business Pub
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Treats Kanji as root word system

As a rank beginnner, this is the first book I've come across which makes an effort at making sense of Japanese, and building off what you learn immediately, rather than just starting you off by memorizing words, phrases and symbols by rote. It allows you to start with basics and build up from there, in my view essential for learning a language where no friendly Latin root words are present to give you clues. For example, the kanji which stands for day/sun. The Japanese pronounciation (nichi or jitsu) is also given, and then the book then goes on to show exactly how it acts as a root word/symbol for longer words/kanji combinations like konNICHI and sakuJITSU. The connection between written and spoken Japanese is extremely helpful for attempting to understand both, and connecting words in this way makes building and remembering vocabulary much simpler. If you're just starting out, this book will give you reassurance that, yes, there is some kind of sense and structure to it all, after all.

Kanji Way is the Way of the Wise

Everything about this book is exactly what I wanted to find.It covers the kanji in exactly the order of their frequency.It uses real handwritten script, which in Japan is a must.In many other books, you learn printed Kanji,then are dumbfounded when you encounter your first real handwritten script.The book integrates the study of Kanji,with the study of the most common spoken words and phrases which would contain the kanji if written.In this it integrates the most important and powerful written symbols,with the most useful dialogue.I find that a brilliant idea that makes efficient use of my study time,and reinforces my comprehension of these two usually separated topics.A great price too for 700 page book!