Japanese Kanji & Kana: (Jlpt All Levels) a Complete Guide to the Japanese Writing System (2,136 Kanji and All Kana). Cet article n’est pas disponible.Japanese Kanji & Kana: (Jlpt All Levels) a Complete Guide to the Japanese Writing System (2,136 Kanji and All Kana)

This new edition reflectsthe recent update by the Japanese government of the official Joyo kanji list. Joyo means daily use, and these 2,136 kanji are the ones that every Japanese person learns in public education. What makes this guide the leader? It explains the kanji and kana s history, orthography, and usage, as well as guides to writing, punctuation, romanization, and how to use Japanese dictionaries and reference books. Key info is summarized in 19 convenient tables from the 214 historical radicals, to the rules for determining a kanji s radical, to the derivation of kana. And for each of the 2,136 Joyo kanji, here are their officially recognised readings, most important definitions, and up to 5 useful compounds. Plus, for maximum usefulness to learners studying the characters in this sequence, the compounds use only kanji that have been introduced earlier.

Wolfgang Hadamitzky is a freelance author of Japanese language learning materials and has worked as a librarian on the staff of the East Asia Department of the Berlin State Library and of the German Cultural Institute (Goethe Institute) in Tokyo.

Mark Spahn has a background in mathematics, engineering, and computer science and has worked in Japan as a teacher, computer magazine writer, programmer, and translator. He is currently a technical translator and consultant.

Hadamitzky and Spahn are the authors of numerous language learning and reference books including The Learner's Japanese Kanji Dictionary, The Kanji Dictionary and A Guide to Writing Kanji & Kana Books 1 and 2. All of which are available from Tuttle Publishing.