Read and write Japanese scripts

by Helen Gilhooly

Master Japanese scripts with this straightforward guide from Teach Yourself - the No. 1 brand in language learning. Read and write Japanese scripts is a clear step-by-step guide to the written languages, with plenty of examples from real-life texts to show how they work in context and lots of exercises to reinforce your learning. This new edition has an easy-to-read page design.

Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course.

Learn effortlessly with new, easy-to-read page design:

AUTHOR INSIGHTS
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

USEFUL VOCABULARY
Easy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking.

TEST YOURSELF
Tests in the book to keep track of your progress.

EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Extra online articles at: www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of the culture and history of Japan.

TRY THIS
Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

Genres: Japanese Literature, Language, Japan

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Gema · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a vey good book. I really like the teaching method of Hellen Gilhooly .

[Bee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my first time attempting to learn ANYTHING about Kanji. I found this book to be so helpful. It was accessible and fun, full of interesting facts and explanations. The challenges it presented were satisfying without being intimidating. I am confident in my ability to learn Kanji now, and after reading this book I think I have learned about 100 by heart. There are around 250-300 Kanji though, plus hiragana and katakana chapters.

I 100% recommend this to beginners. It's a good entry point that doesn't treat you like you're stupid.

[Ana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Explains the meaning of radicals and helps you understand kanjis better.

Pairing this up with other learning sources gave me a boost

[Tobi ﾄﾋﾞ · Rating 5 out of 5]

genuinely so useful i recommend this so highly :)

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book starts out great with a few kanji at a time so it’s not overwhelming, and clear explanations on how to understand them. But the last few chapters are very overwhelming with so many new words to learn in a short part of the book

One thing I do like about the book is it focuses on English translation rather than readings because readings are complicated. So if you are a beginner learning kanji (or like me have forgotten most of them) you can get an understanding of what you are reading before you have to delve into the complex pronunciation rules. Which takes ages and sucks the fun out of the process really.

Now I’ve got through this I’m really looking forward to going into the aforementioned soul sucking approach and re-learning some readings and pronunciation rules! 😂

[Vessel Light · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful .