250 Essential Japanese Kanji Characters Volume 1

"This is the best kanji book available today. Designed for beginners with a basic knowledge of Japanese to use in the classroom on for self-study."--Modern Language Journal

Everyday tasks like finding a street address or buying a train ticket can be an ordeal in Japan if you don't read kanji-the system of Japanese writing based on Chinese characters. A group of teachers from the prestigious University of Tokyo have pooled their talents to create 250 Essential Japanese Kanji Characters in two volumes: a practical way to learn the kanji most frequently used in daily life in Japan. Each lesson helps you master a new group of kanji, using an extremely effective approach that focuses on you, the learner, taking an active part.

• Introductory Quizzes introduce everyday situations where you encounter kanji.
• Vocabulary sections help you understand the readings and meanings of the kanji.
• New Character Charts teach you new kanji systematically&#8212for each character you'll learn its meanings, its basic on-kun readings, its stroke order, common compounds, and derivations.
• Practice sections help you improve your skills in recognizing and using the kanji.
• Advanced Placement Exam Practice Questions for each lesson follow the format of the College Boards Japanese Language and Culture examination.

Auteur

The Kanji Text Research Group at Tokyo University is made up of teachers whose focus is teaching Japanese language to foreign students. They have spent more than two decades developing the most effective methods to help beginning learners of Japanese grasp the kanji. This group is part of Tokyo University's prestigious Graduate School of Engineering, which accepts and trains a sizable number of foreign post-graduate students each year from around the world.