The complete guide to Japanese kanji = Kanji kanzen gaido : remembering and understanding the 2,136 standard characters
Seeley, Christopher2016
Book
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.".
Main title:
The complete guide to Japanese kanji = Kanji kanzen gaido : remembering and understanding the 2,136 standard characters / Christopher Seeley and Kenneth G. Henshall, with Jiageng Fan.
Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing, [2016]©2016
Collation:
703 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 702-703) and index.In Japanese and English.
Contents:
Beginnings of the Chinese scriptFormational principles of the Chinese scriptWord-families and the Chinese scriptFluctuation in the script: variant formsEarly and pre-modern character dictionariesPrint texts and the calligraphic traditionLayout of entries in this booksSources used and terminology in this bookLimitations of this bookThe Japanese writing system: a brief sketchHiragana and katakana and their source charactersThe 214 determinatives (or 'radicals') systemGeneral principals of stroke orderEditorial and typographical matters; romanizationThe 80 first-grade charactersThe 160 second-grade charactersThe 200 third-grade charactersThe 200 fourth-grade charactersThe 185 fifth-grade charactersThe 181 sixth-grade charactersThe remaining 1130 charactersReading indexStroke-count.
ISBN:
9784805311707 (paperback)4805311703 (paperback)
Dewey class:
495.682421495.611
LC class:
PL528
Language:
JapaneseEnglish
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Subject:
Japanese language -- WritingChinese characters -- JapanJapanese language -- Orthography and spellingJapanese language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- EnglishChinese charactersJapanese languageJapanese language -- Orthography and spellingJapanese language -- WritingJapanTextbooksTextbooks -- for English speakersTextbooks
BRN:
791247
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | Language Learning | LEARN JPN SEEL | On loan - Due: 14 Jul 2026 |
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | Language Learning | LEARN JPN SEEL | On loan - Due: 08 Jul 2026 |