--- product_id: 17304031 title: "Elementary Japanese Volume One: This Beginner Japanese Language Textbook Expertly Teaches Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana, Speaking & Listening (Online Media Included)" price: "Β£22.41" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/17304031-elementary-japanese-volume-one-this-beginner-japanese-language-textbook-expertly store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Kanji Mastery Online Media Access Comprehensive Textbook Elementary Japanese Volume One: This Beginner Japanese Language Textbook Expertly Teaches Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana, Speaking & Listening (Online Media Included) **Price:** Β£22.41 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > 🌟 Master Japanese, Embrace the Culture! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Elementary Japanese Volume One: This Beginner Japanese Language Textbook Expertly Teaches Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana, Speaking & Listening (Online Media Included) - **How much does it cost?** Β£22.41 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/17304031-elementary-japanese-volume-one-this-beginner-japanese-language-textbook-expertly) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Beginner-Friendly:** Perfectly tailored for those starting their Japanese journey. - β€’ **Cultural Insights:** Gain a deeper understanding of Japanese culture alongside language. - β€’ **Speak Like a Local:** Boost your speaking and listening skills effortlessly. - β€’ **Unlock the Language:** Dive into Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana with ease! - β€’ **Interactive Learning:** Engage with online media for a dynamic experience. ## Overview Elementary Japanese Volume One is a comprehensive beginner's textbook designed to teach the fundamentals of the Japanese language, including Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana, while enhancing speaking and listening skills through engaging online media. ## Description This is a comprehensive beginning-level Japanese textbook and language learning program. Elementary Japanese is designed for students who are just beginning their study of the Japanese language at the first-year college level or on their own. The author and contributors have created a highly structured approach to learning Japanese based on acquiring the fundamental patterns and constructions of the language as well as the Japanese writing system including the primary Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji characters. Each volume of this two-book set is designed for one semester of study. The books feature detailed grammatical explanations which make them extremely useful as references and for review purposes when traveling to Japan or preparing for the Japanese Language Proficiency Examination (JLPT). Printable PDFs and MP3 audio files are included with each volume, available for free download online, making this a great way to learn Japanese on your own while ensuring that you learn the correct pronunciation. The recordings also help you build up your listening comprehension skills. After completing this course, you will be able to: Describe yourself, your family and your friends. Talk about daily events using basic vocabulary and grammatical constructions. Understand conversations on these topics as well as classroom activities. Read Japanese articles and write short compositions and letters. Elementary Japanese Volume One covers the first semester of a college-level Japanese beginner course. It contains 14 lessons, each representing one week of instruction over multiple sessions. Each lesson consists of a dialogue, usage notes, grammar notes, exercises, new kanji and explanations, and new vocabulary. Authentic Japanese script is used throughout; the two volumes together introduce 313 Kanji. All media content is alternatively accessible on the Tuttle Publishing website. Review: Finally! A GOOD Japanese Textbook! - I've been disappointed with most Japanese textbooks (or teach it yourselfs) because most of them write everything in romaji (English phonetics) instead of using hiragana or katakana, the Japanese alphabets. This book starts out using Japanese characters from lesson one and ceases to use romaji very quickly. It makes the learner have to learn the Japanese alphabets. Kanji is also treated very non-painfully. Each lesson introduces a few new kanji and shows the correct order of writing them. Each lesson thereafter uses these new kanji so that the learner gets a chance to use them as in Japan. Each lesson starts out with a dialogue that has pictures and then a translation afterwards. New grammatical concepts or cultural connotations of grammar are explained with lots of examples. There are plenty of exercises to use for practice. AND...the textbook comes with a CD-ROM that contains all the dialogues read in Japanese. It also reads out the entire vocabulary list for each chapter. The PDF on the CD-ROM is printable. It does contain some listening exercises not found in the textbook, which I thought was neat because most CDs with language learning software just read out the dialogues. For maximum learning (and especially if you're teaching yourself), purchase the teacher's edition answer key that comes with this series. It has all the answers to both the textbooks and the listening exercises on the CD-ROM. In addition, it has the dialogues from the listening exercises written out so that you can check exactly why you missed questions. This is the best textbook I've seen so far for Japanese. Review: BEST JAPANESE MANUAL FOR LEARNING ON YOUR OWN! - When I purchased this book and the other two volumes, my attitude was a little bit reserved because of some of the other contradictory reviews. However, now that I have the books I can say that THIS IS THE BEST JAPANESE TEXTBOOK EVER! It is way better than Genki. Grammar elements are better structured, each lesson has a lot more vocabulary than Genki, kanji integration in each lesson is natural and easy to remember and, most of all it has way more exercises than Genki and all of them are completley solved in the third volume (The Teacher's Manual). The rich vocabulary and explanation completed my understanding of even very basic things that Genki simply does not cover like for example the double vowels and double consonants and the writing tricks of doubling them or, another example, the pitch tone - meaning of some groups of words. Some people might find this tome (together with the other volumes) rather difficult because Romaji transcription appears only in the first two lessons and then the student is supposed to know the syllabaries. I do not understand why some people criticize this fact. Isn't it obvious that you have to learn how to write? I highly recoomend this books together with the other volumes only to those people who seriously want to study japanese. It's the only book you'll need. (PS: each volume comes with a data CD that contains every lesson and vocabulary) ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #718,717 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #330 in Alphabet Reference #655 in Vocabulary Books #656 in Grammar Reference (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 324 Reviews | ## Images ![Elementary Japanese Volume One: This Beginner Japanese Language Textbook Expertly Teaches Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana, Speaking & Listening (Online Media Included) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81+IQMUKEtL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Finally! A GOOD Japanese Textbook! *by R***M on July 23, 2010* I've been disappointed with most Japanese textbooks (or teach it yourselfs) because most of them write everything in romaji (English phonetics) instead of using hiragana or katakana, the Japanese alphabets. This book starts out using Japanese characters from lesson one and ceases to use romaji very quickly. It makes the learner have to learn the Japanese alphabets. Kanji is also treated very non-painfully. Each lesson introduces a few new kanji and shows the correct order of writing them. Each lesson thereafter uses these new kanji so that the learner gets a chance to use them as in Japan. Each lesson starts out with a dialogue that has pictures and then a translation afterwards. New grammatical concepts or cultural connotations of grammar are explained with lots of examples. There are plenty of exercises to use for practice. AND...the textbook comes with a CD-ROM that contains all the dialogues read in Japanese. It also reads out the entire vocabulary list for each chapter. The PDF on the CD-ROM is printable. It does contain some listening exercises not found in the textbook, which I thought was neat because most CDs with language learning software just read out the dialogues. For maximum learning (and especially if you're teaching yourself), purchase the teacher's edition answer key that comes with this series. It has all the answers to both the textbooks and the listening exercises on the CD-ROM. In addition, it has the dialogues from the listening exercises written out so that you can check exactly why you missed questions. This is the best textbook I've seen so far for Japanese. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ BEST JAPANESE MANUAL FOR LEARNING ON YOUR OWN! *by B***R on October 16, 2010* When I purchased this book and the other two volumes, my attitude was a little bit reserved because of some of the other contradictory reviews. However, now that I have the books I can say that THIS IS THE BEST JAPANESE TEXTBOOK EVER! It is way better than Genki. Grammar elements are better structured, each lesson has a lot more vocabulary than Genki, kanji integration in each lesson is natural and easy to remember and, most of all it has way more exercises than Genki and all of them are completley solved in the third volume (The Teacher's Manual). The rich vocabulary and explanation completed my understanding of even very basic things that Genki simply does not cover like for example the double vowels and double consonants and the writing tricks of doubling them or, another example, the pitch tone - meaning of some groups of words. Some people might find this tome (together with the other volumes) rather difficult because Romaji transcription appears only in the first two lessons and then the student is supposed to know the syllabaries. I do not understand why some people criticize this fact. Isn't it obvious that you have to learn how to write? I highly recoomend this books together with the other volumes only to those people who seriously want to study japanese. It's the only book you'll need. (PS: each volume comes with a data CD that contains every lesson and vocabulary) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good for self-teaching *by T***R on June 19, 2019* This is one of the best Japanese textbooks I’ve used. It is very good for self-teaching because not only does it have solid lessons and good vocabulary work, it also has notes on culture and linguistics. I highly recommend it for both self-teaching and if you are teaching a class. Bonus points for being very inexpensive. *fun fact, it’s used by professors at UC Berkeley for their Japanese classes ;)* ## Frequently Bought Together - Elementary Japanese Volume One: This Beginner Japanese Language Textbook Expertly Teaches Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana, Speaking & Listening (Online Media Included) - Elementary Japanese Volume Two: This Intermediate Japanese Language Textbook Expertly Teaches Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana, Speaking & Listening (Online Media Included) - A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/17304031-elementary-japanese-volume-one-this-beginner-japanese-language-textbook-expertly](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/17304031-elementary-japanese-volume-one-this-beginner-japanese-language-textbook-expertly) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-28*