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1	Essential Kanji: 2,000 Basic Japanese Characters Systematically Arranged for Learning and Reference more books like this by P G O'Neill "Essential Kanji" is an integrated course for learning to read and write the 2,000 basic Japanese characters. It introduces the kanji" "that are now in everyday use, a mastery of which makes it possible to read most modern Japanese. Devised for either home or classroom use, the book has been tested and refined by years of use in university classes ... see all copies from £11.98! new only from £11.98!
2	Yookoso!: An Invitation to Contemporary Japanese more books like this by Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku Yookoso!, meaning welcome in Japanese, is the first volume of a two-volume series for beginning Japanese courses. Based on modern principles of second-language acquisition, it was the first beginning Japanese text to integrate the teaching of all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing) and to be accompanied by a full ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.77!
3	Random House Japanese-English/English-Japanese Dictionary more books like this by Seigo Nakao This handy bilingual dictionary contains more than 60,000 entries, including hundreds of new words and their meanings. It also includes many phrases, common expressions and idioms that show how a word is used, and separately numbered definitions for discrete senses of the entry word. The widely applied Hepburn system of Romanization is used ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.86! \| first editions
4	Learn Japanese: New College Text more books like this by John Young, Kimiko Nakajima Each text has a companion set of cassette tapes. Each set of tapes is available and may be copied by an educational institution for classroom use but not for resale. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £13.72! \| first editions
5	Japanese for Busy People I: Text more books like this by Association for Japanese-Language, Kodansha, Ajalt The bestselling series Japanese for Busy People has guided hundreds of thousands of students to a fluent, natural, and precise use of the Japanese language. Volume I teaches the absolute minimum amount of Japanese to live in Japan and handle everyday situations. In the ten years since its publication, Japanese for Busy People has won acceptance ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £25.53! \| first editions
6	Japanese for Dummies more books like this by Eriko Sato, PH.D. Japanese is a wonderful language, very different from European languages. It is also the gateway to the rich culture of the exciting and complex island nation of Japan. Some people get intimidated by the prospect of speaking Japanese worried that it's just too complex and different but these fears are unfounded. While you can devote a lifetime to ... see all copies from £9.81! new only from £9.81!
7	The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary more books like this by Jonathan Bunt (Editor) This revolutionary new dictionary is designed to give you a comprehensive introduction to Japanese in a completely new way. It covers all the vocabulary learners will need in their first years of study and gives unique guidance to the grammar and usage of the language. This dictionary is created specifically for beginners: colour headwords and ... see all copies from £7.07! new only from £17.86!
8	Kanji Pict-O-Graphix: Over 1,000 Japanese Kanji and Kana Mnemonics more books like this by Michael Rowley Learn Kanji through pictrures. Japanese written characters, or kanji, have their origin in a picture-language developed in ancient China. Over time this language evolved into stylized abstract forms that are hard to memorize. In "Kanji Pict-o-graphix," Michael Rowley offers a whole new set of contemporary visual and textual memory aids - mnemonics ... see all copies from £9.17! new only from £12.36! \| first editions
9	Easy Kana Workbook: Basic Practice in Hiragana and Katakana for Japanese Language Students more books like this by Rita Lampkin, Osamu Hoshino This practical workbook is for all students of Japanese who want to learn the basic phonetic writing systems in use by the Japanese. This workbook is a self contained course, which can be used both for independent study or in the classroom. It can also serve as an ideal supplement to any basic conversation course in Japanese. see all copies from £6.75! new only from £7.39! \| first editions
10	Japanese: The Spoken Language, Part 1 more books like this by Professor Eleanor Harz Jorden see all copies from £9.64! new only from £19.00!
11 view cover	Learn Japanese (Nihongo) the Fast and Fun Way more books like this by Carol Akiyama, Nobuo Akiyama (Editor) Here's how to learn Japanese painlessly for vacationing, shopping, making phone calls, dining, sightseeing, and generally getting around Japanese cities and countrysides. Vocabulary cards, gummed labels and other fun-learning features come as part of the book. The four 90-minute cassettes introduce English speakers to the sound of spoken Japanese. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £10.60! \| first editions
12 view cover	A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters more books like this by Kenneth G Henshall This text presents master mnemonic aids for memorizing all 1945 joyo kanji. see all copies from £11.20! new only from £13.97! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary more books like this by Jack Halpern In order to read Japanese, the student must be able to recognize over 2,000 kanji. The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary contains all these kanji as well as over 20,000 of the most frequently used compounds which kanji create when combined. In contrast to many kanji dictionaries, The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary is eminently user-friendly ... see all copies from £17.97! new only from £20.47!
14 view cover	Japanese in 10 Minutes a Day more books like this by Kristine K Kershul, M.A. The book walks you through your language in 23 easy steps. Almost automatically you will acquire a large working vocabulary that will suit your needs. As you work through the steps, use the sticky labels (included). At the back of the book, you will also find cut-out flash cards to make learning fun. When you have completed the book, cut out the ... see all copies from £1.47! new only from £8.61! \| first editions
15 view cover	Kana de Manga: The Fun, Easy Way to Learn the ABCs of Japanese more books like this by Glenn Kardy, Chihiro Hattori (Illustrator) Kana de Manga, the latest entry in the popular Manga University lineup of books, uses original manga artwork to teach students how to read, write and pronounce the Japanese hiragana and katakana alphabets, also known as "kana." Author Glenn Kardy, editor of several of the English-language volumes in the world-renowned How to Draw Manga series, and ... see all copies from £5.96! new only from £5.96!
16 view cover	Kodanshas Furigana Japanese Dictionary more books like this by Kodansha, Kodansha International A comprehensive, communicative, and practical guide to using Japanese, Kodansha's Furigana Japanese Dictionary is an invaluable tool for anyone with an interest in the Japanese language. It has been edited with the needs of English-speaking users in mind, whether students, teachers, business people, or casual linguists, and special care has been ... see all copies from £28.64! new only from £28.64!
17 view cover	Let's Learn Hiragana: First Book of Basic Japanese Writing more books like this by Yasuko K Mitamura There are three types of Japanese script-katakana, hiragana, and kanji. It is possible to read Japanese knowing only a limited number of kanji, but it is not possible with only a limited number of katakana or hiragana-one must know all of them. Let's Learn Hiragana, and its companion volume Let's Learn Katakana, is a textbook that introduces the ... see all copies from £8.14! new only from £8.14! \| first editions
18 view cover	Japanese Step by Step more books like this by Gene Nishi, Nishi Gene This self-study text offers a breakthrough approach for beginning learners of Japanese, as well as an indispensable reference for intermediate students. The unique study method in "Japanese Step By Step" teaches how to construct Japanese sentences, from the simplest to the most complex, using an easy-to-follow, step-by-step method. It also ... see all copies from £9.30! new only from £10.76!
19 view cover	Japanese for Busy People I: Romanized Version more books like this by Association for Japanese-Language Teaching (Ajalt) "Japanese for Busy People" is, as the title suggests, a concise course for 'busy' students who want to learn natural spoken Japanese as effectively as possible in a limited amount of time. This worldwide bestselling series was prepared by a working group of experienced Japanese language instructors who reviewed and tested the material in an ... see all copies from £14.44! new only from £14.44!
20 view cover	English for Japanese Speakers: 2nd Ed. more books like this by Pimsleur, Simon & Schuster Audio (Creator) Dr. Paul Pimsleur's original and unique method enables listeners to learn a new language as effortlessly as children absorb their native tongue. The program facilitates success by making it easy to learn vocabulary and grammar correctly in conversational settings without mindless repetition. Eight 30-minute lessons on 4 CDs. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65!
21	Nakama One more books like this by Seiichi Makino see all copies from £9.18! new only from £60.62!
22 view cover	A Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese: Third Edition more books like this by Kenneth G Henshall, Henk Groot, Florence Sakade This book covers all of the 1,945 characters in the General Use set of Japanese characters, with particularly detailed coverage of the 1,009 Essential characters that Japanese children must learn in the first six years of grade school. And since Japanese publications must, by law, provide supplementary phonetic readings for any character not ... see all copies from £11.24! new only from £13.38!
23 view cover	Reading Japanese more books like this by Professor Eleanor Harz Jorden, Hamako I Chaplin This new text has been designed to met the special needs of the foreigner who wants to begin learning to read Japanese before having completed a first-year course in speaking the language. It presupposes no previous knowledge of the Japanese writing system. In twenty-five lessons it introduces katakana, hiragana, and 425 kanji, providing an ... see all copies from £6.32! new only from £17.56! \| first editions
24 view cover	Kanji de Manga: Volume 3 more books like this by Chihiro Hattori (Illustrator), Glenn Kardy (Creator) Manga University uses original comic artwork to teach readers how to identify and write the most common Japanese kanji ideographs. The third volume in the series features 80 kanji that students in Japan learn by the time they have completed the sixth grade. see all copies from £6.09! new only from £6.13!
25 view cover	Kanji de Manga Volume 1: The Comic Book That Teaches You How to Read and Write Japanese! more books like this by Glenn Kardy, Chihiro Hattori (Illustrator) The comic book that teaches you how to read and write Japanese! This brand-new series from Manga University uses original comic artwork to teach readers how to identify and write the most common Japanese kanji ideographs. Volume 1 introduces 80 basic kanji that all Japanese schoolchildren are required to learn before entering the third grade. ... see all copies from £2.17! new only from £5.65!

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