Is there a good book for learning Japanese kanji?
There’s a Kanji Look and Learn Workbook*, too, which offers practice exercises alongside the main book. I used the Kanji Look and Learn series on my short course Japanese Kanji for Beginners last year, and they were really popular with students.
What is remembering the kanji 1?
This is the first book in the series, and its full title is Remembering the Kanji 1: A Complete Course on How Not To Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters*. You won’t find a single drawing or pictographic in Heisig’s book.
Are mnemonics a good way to learn kanji?
If you’re a visual learner, or you enjoy storytelling, you may have learned hiragana and katakana using mnemonics. But did you know that for a lot of people, mnemonic devices can be a great start to learn kanji, too? Kanji Pict-o-Graphix* gives you visual hints for remembering common kanji characters.
What’s the difference between Kanji Pict-o-graphix and kanji look and learn?
Like Kanji Pict-o-Graphix , Kanji Look and Learn* combines visual mnemonics with stories. But whereas Kanji Pict-o-Graphix feels like a fun coffee-table book, this is more of a serious study tool. As well as stories to help you recognise the shape of kanji characters, you’ll also find readings and example vocabulary.
What are the best websites to learn Japanese online?
Let’s start with the most obvious and useful of all: NHK Web Easy. If you’re looking to reach a high level in Japanese and be able to read the news, there’s no better platform. The concept is simple: the website offers news articles in “easy” Japanese.
How to read Japanese easily?
All you need to do is hover you mouse pointer over a kanji character or word, and it will give you the reading and definition of it. This makes reading any Japanese page online much, much easier. Try it out and you’ll be able to read and study material in Japanese that is at a more advanced level.