Basic Kanji Book Vol. 1 - Basic 500 Kanji

One of the most popular kanji textbooks both in classrooms and for self-study, the Basic Kanji Book Vol. 1 - Basic 500 Kanji will get you just over halfway on the path to reading, writing, and making practical use of 500 fundamental kanji. Introducing 251 characters in total, the book takes a pioneering, systematic approach to this often challenging aspect of the Japanese language. A game-changing approach to learning kanji Before this book first appeared in 1989, kanji study for foreign learners had been a slow and inefficient process. The Basic Kanji Book Vol. 1 - Basic 500 Kanji changed all that. While earlier kanji study programs had the student merely attempting to memorize each character as it was encountered, this book’s creators instead devised a systematized ― yet easily followed ― learning method that first introduces the origins of each character, then demonstrates how these combine in ‘compounds’ to form common words. By gaining an understanding of how all but the most bas