Mastering Japanese Kanji: (JLPT Level N5) The Innovative Visual Method for Learning Japanese Characters

791 Pages·2015·10.89 MB·English

by  Glen Nolan Grant

Mastering
Japanese Kanji
The Innovative Visual Method for
Learning Japanese Characters
Volume 1

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This book is the result of a collaborative effort. Sincere thanks to Eric Oey of
Periplus Editions for steering everything in the right direction, as well as to
Sandra Korinchak, Bob Graham, William Notte, and the entire editorial and
design departments of Tuttle Publishing for their stellar work with the
manuscript. Watai Yuko, Niimi Emiko, Nakano Mariko, Watai Fumiko,
Murray Grant, Cathy Grant, Damon Vignale, and Shaun Culham all offered
welcome assistance. Special thanks are also owed to Junko Lucas, for lending
her voice to the sound recordings, Matt Pinneo, for his excellent job
designing the downloadable material , and to the very talented Ya-Wei Lin,
whose wonderful illustrations helped bring each of the stories to life.
This book is dedicated to Mr. H.B. (Henry Barrie) and Mrs. Wilma Grant,
for their incredible support and encouragement.
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Copyright © 2009 by Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form
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publisher.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Grant, Glen Nolan.
Mastering Japanese kanji : the innovative visual method for learning Japanese characters /
by Glen Nolan Grant ; illustrations by Ya-Wei Lin
v. <1-> ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-4-8053-0992-6 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN 978-1-4629-1483-8 (ebook)
1. Chinese characters--Study and teaching. 2. Japanese language--Orthography and
spelling. I. Lin, Ya-Wei. II. Title.
PL528.G73 2009
495.6'82421--dc22
2008045831
ISBN: 978-4-8053-0992-6
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Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1
山
1. Mountain ( )
人
2. Person ( )
一
3. One ( )
二
4. Two ( )
三
5. Three ( )
日
6. Sun ( )
白
7. White ( )
口
8. Mouth ( )
回
9. Rotate ( )
四
10. Four ( )
月
11. Moon ( )
明
12. Bright ( )
木
13. Tree ( )
五
14. Five ( )
目
15. Eye ( )
女
16. Woman ( )
大
17. Large ( )
中
18. Middle ( )
八
19. Eight ( )
小
20. Small ( )
Chapter 1 Review Exercises
Chapter 2
貝
21. Shellfish ( )
六
22. Six ( )
王
23. King ( )
玉
24. Jewel ( )
心
25. Heart ( )
国
26. Country ( )
全
27. Complete ( )
十
28. Ten ( )
早
29. Early ( )
上
30. Upper ( )
下
31. Lower ( )
米
32. Rice ( )
自
33. Self ( )
内
34. Inside ( )
右
35. Right ( )
有
36. Have ( )
肉
37. Meat ( )
半
38. Half ( )
九
39. Nine ( )
春
40. Spring ( )
Chapter 2 Review Exercises
Chapter 3
京
41. Capital ( )
見
42. See ( )
止
43. Stop ( )
七
44. Seven ( )
少
45. Few ( )
南
46. South ( )
工
47. Craft ( )
左
48. Left ( )
高
49. Tall ( )
買
50. Buy ( )
百
51. Hundred ( )
円
52. Circle ( )
元
53. Basis ( )
首
54. Neck ( )
歩
55. Walk ( )
子
56. Child ( )
好
57. Like ( )
古
58. Old ( )
火
59. Fire ( )
冬
60. Winter ( )
Chapter 3 Review Exercises
Chapter 4
水
61. Water ( )
安
62. Ease ( )
力
63. Strength ( )
夏
64. Summer ( )
千
65. Thousand ( )
休
66. Rest ( )
手
67. Hand ( )
本
68. Main ( )
化
69. Change ( )
川
70. River ( )
体
71. Body ( )
北
72. North ( )
田
73. Rice field ( )
男
74. Man ( )
家
75. House ( )
東
76. East ( )
思
77. Think ( )
耳
78. Ear ( )
父
79. Father ( )
言
80. Say ( )
Chapter 4 Review Exercises
Chapter 5
干
81. Dry ( )
金
82. Gold ( )