Reading & Writing Japanese: A Workbook for Self-Study: A Beginner's Guide to Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji (Free Online Audio and Printable Flash Cards)

by Eriko Sato

Overview

The easy way to learn the Japanese writing system!

In this beginner's workbook, students of Japanese will learn to read and write the Hiragana and Katakana alphabets, as well as 50 basic Kanji characters. A step-by-step approach moves from tracing letters to reading and writing complete words quickly and effectively. This book gives you all the tools you need to learn to pronounce, read and write Japanese:

• A thorough overview of the hiragana and katakana alphabets.
• Audio recordings to improve your pronunciation and comprehension.
• A step-by-step approach to writing words and then sentences.
• Practice exercises featuring everyday activities and situations.
• An introduction to 50 key kanji characters.
• Free downloadable flash cards to aid memorization of the characters.

Instead of dealing with separate Hiragana and Katakana workbooks, as is common, this comprehensive guide provides an efficient way to learn both with the help of one book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9784805316580
Publisher:	Tuttle Publishing
Publication date:	02/08/2022
Series:	Workbook for Self-Study
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	290,610
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Eriko Sato is Associate Professor of Japanese and translation studies at the State of University of New York at Stony Brook, where she is also the Director of the Japanese Teacher Education Program. She has authored and co-authored over a dozen books, including Japanese Stories for Language Learners, Essential Japanese Grammar, and Learning Japanese Kanji.She has also authored or co-authored Contemporary Japanese, Japanese Demystified, Japanese for Dummies, Complete Japanese Grammar, Japanese Phrases for Dummies, Basic Japanese, and My First Japanese Kanji Book.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Study tips 12

Part 1 The Hiragana Alphabet

Hiragana charts 14

Lesson 1 Aiueo 16

Lesson 2 Ka ki ku ke ko 18

Lesson 3 Sa shi su se so 20

Lesson 4 Ta chi tsu te to 22

Lesson 5 Na ni nu ne no 24

Lesson 6 Ha hi fu he ho 26

Lesson 7 Ma mi mu me mo 28

Lesson 8 Ya yu yo 30

Lesson 9 Ra ri ru re ro 32

Lesson 10 Wa o(wo) n 34

Lesson 11 Voicing mark and p-mark 36

Lesson 12 Long vowels and double consonants 38

Lesson 13 Palatalized sounds 40

Lesson 14 Reading and writing basic words 42

Lesson 15 Writing sentences and paragraphs 44

Part 2 The Katakana Alphabet

Katakana charts 48

Lesson 16 Aiueo 50

Lesson 17 Ka ki ku ke ko 52

Lesson 18 Sa shi su se so 54

Lesson 19 Ta chi tsu te to 56

Lesson 20 Nani nu ne no 58

Lesson 21 Ha hi fu he ho 60

Lesson 22 Ma mi mu me mo 62

Lesson 23 Ya yu yo 64

Lesson 24 Ra ri ru re ro 66

Lesson 25 Wa o(wo) n 68

Lesson 26 Approximating foreign sounds 70

Lesson 27 Reading and writing basic words 72

Lesson 28 People's names in katakana 74

Lesson 29 Foreign place names 76

Lesson 30 Writing sentences and paragraphs 79

Part 3 Kanji

Chart of 50 common kanji characters 82

How to write kanji 83

Lesson 31 Numbers 84

Lesson 32 Parts of the landscape 86

Lesson 33 Parts of the body 88

Lesson 34 Relative location 90

Lesson 35 Large numbers and money 92

Lesson 36 Days of the week 94

Lesson 37 Actions 96

Lesson 38 Colors 98

Lesson 39 Adjectives 100

Lesson 40 Living beings 102

Lesson 41 Radicals 104

Lesson 42 People's names in kanji 106

Lesson 43 Place names in kanji 108

Lesson 44 Reading basic words 110

Lesson 45 Writing sentences and paragraphs 111

Review 113

Appendix I Examples of commonly used radicals 119

Appendix II Handwritten characters 122

Appendix III Photocopiable practice sheet 123

Answer key 124