The complete guide to Japanese kanji : remembering and understanding the 2,136 standard characters
By: Seeley, Christopher
Title By: Henshall, Kenneth G | Fan, Jiageng
Material type: BookPublisher: Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing, c2016.Description: 703 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9784805311707Other title: The complete guide to Japanese kanji : remembering and understanding the two thousand one hundred and thirty six standard characters.Subject(s): Japanese language -- Writing | Chinese characters -- Japan | Japanese language -- Orthography and spellingDDC classification: 495.682421 SE CO Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REFERENCE | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 495.682421 SE CO (Browse shelf) | Available | Jan2019 | T0061563 |
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492.783421 SM CO Complete Arabic / | 492.786421 NA PR The Pre-GCSE Arabic companion : | 495.183421 MA ND Mandarin Chinese / | 495.682421 SE CO The complete guide to Japanese kanji : | 499.21182421 BA TA Tagalog for beginners : | 500 BO OK This book will blow your mind : | 500 BR AT At the edge of uncertainty : |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 702-703).
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"") list;providing 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 memorisation; 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."