The Second 100 Japanese Kanji

by Sato, Eriko

• ISBN13: 9784805310090
• ISBN10: 480531009X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-10
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub

Summary

The major struggle facing all beginning Japanese language students is to learn to recognize, read and write hundreds of Japanese characters.The Second 100 Japanese Kanji Charactersadopts a structural approach that helps students to overcome this initial difficulty and quickly master the basic Japanese characters that are fundamental to this language. Intended for beginning students, these characters have been carefully selected and sequenced for rapid and effective learning. Each kanji is shown separately on a single page, along with its different readings, its English meanings, romaji (romanization), a stroke-order guide and ample space for writing practice.

Author Biography

Eriko Sato received her Ph.D.in linguistic from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Japanese Linguistics and Pedagogy in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She is also the Executive Director of the Japan Center as well as the Founding Director of the Pre-College Japanese Language Program at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and has written several educational books on the Japanese language.