Japanese Kanji Flash Cards Volume 1: Kanji 1-200: JLPT Beginning Level (Downloadable Material Included)

By Alexander Kask and Emiko Konomi, Ph.D.

Everything you need to learn the 200 basic Japanese kanji characters is here in this ebook!

Flash cards are an essential tool for memorizing words when you are learning a new language. In Japanese Kanji Flash Cards, Volume 1, you'll get all the tools needed to learn the basic 200 Japanese kanji, including:

• 200 flash cards featuring the most commonly-used characters.
• Downloadable audio recordings of over 1,200 words and phrases from a native speaker.
• A 32-page study booklet with sorting indexes and practice tips.

Each expertlydesigned Japanese flash card in this ebook offers core information about the meanings, pronunciations, vocabulary and usage for each character along with memorable phrases and drawings to help you learn the Kanji. A stroke-order diagram shows how to write the Kanji correctly. Plus, the cards allow you to sort into smaller sets so you can learn or review them in batches and help to remember the kanji character effectively. This ebook covers the first half of all characters needed for the Japanese AP exam, and all N5 Level and many N4 Level kanji required to pass the standard Japanese Language Proficiency Test or JLPT.

Watch your ability to learn kanji, read kanji, write kanji, and remember kanji grow each day steadily with Japanese Kanji Flash Cards, Volume 1!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Release date: Apr 15, 2014
• ISBN: 9781462915446

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Alexander DC Kask is a freelance writer, translator, and lawyer practicing in Vancouver, Canada. He is the author of Kanji Cards Volumes 1 to 4 and the best-selling Japanese in the Martial Arts. He is an accomplished martial artist and instructor of classical ju-jutsu. He has taught at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Community College.

Dr. Emiko Konomi received her Ph.D. in linguistics from Cornell University. She teaches Japanese in the World Languages and Literatures department of Portland State University.

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Special thanks to Timothy G. Stout for per mission to use mnemonic phrases from his Basic Japanese Kanji Vol. 1, ISBN 978-4-8053-1048-9.

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CONTENTS

Quick Guide: What’s On the Cards

Introduction

Selecting and Ordering Kanji

Radicals

Divide and Conquer

Stroke Order

Three Basic Writing Styles

On Readings and Kun Readings

Okurigana

The Forest for the Trees: Reading vs. Decoding

Index of Cards in Numeric Order

English-Japanese Index

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QUICK GUIDE: WHAT’S ON THE CARDS

The front of each card shows the card number in the set, the kanji character itself, and the related words using that kanji. The stroke order for writing it appears in the small boxes.

The back of the card tells you the reading of the kanji in romanization, and the romanizations and English meanings of the related words. There are usually 6 related words per card.

We’ve chosen words that are simple and memorable, yet usable—that is, words that are encountered in everyday life in Japan. The aim here is to move quickly beyond learning single characters, and begin to apply them in easy-to-use, real-life vocabulary.

The mnemonic phrase and image offer you a way to quickly remember the character and its pronunciation. Keep in mind that the role of mnemonics in learning is very personal; you may think of alternative mnemonics that will work better for you.

INTRODUCTION

Selecting and Ordering Kanji

Kanji were selected and ordered according to JLPT levels, from simplest (building blocks) to more complex, common/practical to more specialized. Volume 1 contains all kanji from JLPT Level 5 and many from Level 4.

These cards do not follow the Japanese school grade level classification because most non-Japanese adults would not necessarily benefit from following the Japanese educational curriculum for native children.

Our ordering reflects the common principle of learning the most common elements first, and then moving on to kanji made up of those elements. Many kanji in this series are built from previously learned elements. By learning the simplest kanji first, you can recognize their elements in more complex kanji. Recognizing meaningful parts helps you memorize complex characters better.

The example words for each kanji were selected primarily to reflect the most practical and common, and progress to the more specialized and challenging. They also include common idioms/ proverbial expressions, proper names, and antonyms that are used together frequently.

In selecting example words, we did not limit ourselves to the JLPT level of the particular kanji, and selected words that range from