--- product_id: 12820795 title: "A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese: Fourth Edition, JLPT All Levels (2,136 Japanese Kanji Characters)" price: "£25.00" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/12820795-a-guide-to-reading-and-writing-japanese-fourth-edition-jlpt store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese: Fourth Edition, JLPT All Levels (2,136 Japanese Kanji Characters) **Price:** £25.00 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese: Fourth Edition, JLPT All Levels (2,136 Japanese Kanji Characters) - **How much does it cost?** £25.00 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/12820795-a-guide-to-reading-and-writing-japanese-fourth-edition-jlpt) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese: Fourth Edition, JLPT All Levels (2,136 Japanese Kanji Characters): 9784805311738: Sakade, Florence, Ikeda, Janet: Books Review: This book shows students how to properly write (form)Japanese Kanji and Kana characters - It also provides the primary English meaning of the Kanji. What it does is terrific, for me. It is not a dictionary. Beyond the above, it is not much of a guide to learning how to read and write Japanese either. But it shows the strokes for the most commonly used Kanji and I find that very useful. I would recommend it to English speaking students of Japanese Kanji as a supplement to their other texts. This book is an updated version of the 1959 edition. It has most of the new characters--2136 Kanji. I bought it because I have been using the 1959 edition for years and it is falling apart. desertcart describes this as a paperback but it is a Hard paperback and should give me another 50 years of service.. Review: it's very useful for learning the basics - We used this book in my high school japanese class. Although it only has a limited number of kanji in it, it's very useful for learning the basics. Each kanji has instructions for each stroke to make sure you're using proper stroke order, and it gives you both Chinese and Japanese (onyomi and kunyomi) readings though not all of them, for example it doesn't list conjugations of each reading, and it only gives you the most important ones. This book is very straight forward, so it doesn't give you ways to remember each kanji, but it's a good tool for learning meanings and learning the stroke order. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #259,288 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #148 in Alphabet Reference #243 in Vocabulary Books #501 in Foreign Dictionaries & Thesauruses | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (161) | | Dimensions | 5.12 x 1 x 8 inches | | Edition | 4th | | ISBN-10 | 4805311738 | | ISBN-13 | 978-4805311738 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 352 pages | | Publication date | November 12, 2013 | | Publisher | Tuttle Publishing | ## Images ![A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese: Fourth Edition, JLPT All Levels (2,136 Japanese Kanji Characters) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81rsDhuUTTL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book shows students how to properly write (form)Japanese Kanji and Kana characters *by D***1 on March 2, 2014* It also provides the primary English meaning of the Kanji. What it does is terrific, for me. It is not a dictionary. Beyond the above, it is not much of a guide to learning how to read and write Japanese either. But it shows the strokes for the most commonly used Kanji and I find that very useful. I would recommend it to English speaking students of Japanese Kanji as a supplement to their other texts. This book is an updated version of the 1959 edition. It has most of the new characters--2136 Kanji. I bought it because I have been using the 1959 edition for years and it is falling apart. Amazon describes this as a paperback but it is a Hard paperback and should give me another 50 years of service.. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it's very useful for learning the basics *by S***O on March 7, 2015* We used this book in my high school japanese class. Although it only has a limited number of kanji in it, it's very useful for learning the basics. Each kanji has instructions for each stroke to make sure you're using proper stroke order, and it gives you both Chinese and Japanese (onyomi and kunyomi) readings though not all of them, for example it doesn't list conjugations of each reading, and it only gives you the most important ones. This book is very straight forward, so it doesn't give you ways to remember each kanji, but it's a good tool for learning meanings and learning the stroke order. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fell in love with it...had to have it! *by S***K on January 28, 2013* It lists the 1945 Kanji for everyday use, first by teaching stroke order for the 1000 or so Kanji taught in grade school, followed by a glossary of the complete list of Kanji, separated by stroke count from 1 to 23. Each grade school kanji has up to three examples of words for that Kanji. It is a must have for beginner to intermediate Kanji learners. The Kanji are printed such that they are easily legible as compared to other books. Also keep in mind that the Kanji in this book may differ from others. I personally have 3 books total for learning everyday use Kanji including this one, and each has a different count of Kanji, from as few as 1200 to as many as 2230. Versatility is important when learning Kanji. Good luck, Kanji learners! 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