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Let's Learn Hiragana: First Book of Japanese Writing (Paperback)

by Yasuko Kosaka Mitamura (Author)
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  • Paperback: 72 pages
  • Publisher: Kodansha America, Inc (May 1985)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0870117092
  • ISBN-13: 978-0870117091
  • Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 20.8 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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This text teaches hiragana, the basic Japanese written alphabet in well-tested, step-by-step lessons for individual study.

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Hiragana in a week, 4 Dec 2004
This book is excellent. As a complete beginner to the japanese language, I ound this book extremely easy to follow and a great guide to the hiragana. It shows stroke order and stroke endings in perfect detail. I mastered the writing and phrasing of the hiragana in just over a week, putting in a couple of hours work a day. The only thing missing is more tests to really sink the knowledge in, i found myself having to practice away from the book before feeling I had a total grasp. All in all a great introduction to the hiragana. I am now starting the Katakana book from the same series, review to follow.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Solid Foundation to Basic Japanese Writing, 1 April 2004
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"Lets Learn Hiragana" is possibly the best workbook you can get that covers all the fundamental aspects of basic Japanese writing, and it comes at a price not too heavy on your pocket. If you are thinking of taking up the language then buy a basic self-study course to begin with.
If however you have got a basic self-study kit, then it's probably better for you to head for this book before delving into dictionaries (unless you only plan to speak the language - not write it). The book uses a simple look and copy method, and in between learning every 10 characters or so you have a few exercises to construct/romanize words using the letters you have learned previously in the book.
Besides these two core elements, stroke order for every character learnt is shown along with key grammar points. At the back of the book there are some more exercises and some fun puzzles to work through, including a Japanese wordsearch.
I could not recommend this book more to someone studying Japanese. If you are a school student then you will find this very similar to modular units used in modern language text books, although it is not in colour so it may be dry for some.

Apart from a very few mistakes with Japanese words in the book this is the best on the market.

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use, covers everything, and a great buy!, 15 Oct 2000
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I spent an hour in the Japan Centre, London, looking for a good kana book. A Japanese friend (with excellent linguistic skills) chose this one for me, as it had everything. It has simple features, clear descriptions, and plenty of space to practice. It shows the kana in context, and there are exercises to help you progress. An enjoyable exercise book. Recommended purchase!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant - has been a huge help!
Broken up into bitesize chunks, you learn ten hiragana symbols at a time and can take it at your own pace, with plenty of space to write out the symbols again and again, and also... Read more
Published 9 days ago by Livvy

1.0 out of 5 stars Why buy this book?
I purchased this book on the basis of the 15 excellent reviews it already had on Amazon as I was having difficulty learning hiragana; I was simply drawing the characters over and... Read more
Published 8 months ago by K. Farmer

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple workbook...... unbelieveable results!
This has to be the best learning tool ANYONE can use when attempting to learn Hiragana. I have just started to learn Japanese and felt it important to learn both Hiragana and... Read more
Published 12 months ago by P. O' Donovan

5.0 out of 5 stars Sugoi (great) learning material
I bought this book hoping to learn hirigana over a month, but i was quickly proved wrong as the book made the process easy, fun and very quick to learn and I was finished in about... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Fergus Leahy

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book I've Come Across For Learning Hiragana
This has to be by far the best book that I have found for learning to read and write Hiragana. Many other books out there just show charts and guides - but they don't teach it to... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Stephen Budd

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
I've always wanted to learn Japanese, not just speaking, but writing as well. I finished this book a little while ago, and just recently finished the Katakana workbook too. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Ms. D. Lee

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for begineers

This book is great because it breaks down hiragana how to write it and also what means what very useful...that is the bottom line... Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2006 by Kida

5.0 out of 5 stars good book for learning the basics
this is a great book for learning the basics of the Hiragana alphabet, with sufficient study, this book can teach anyone how to read and write the (hiragana) alphabet within 2... Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2006 by Jack Lesley Hyland

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear and simple basis for study
Very nice basic introduction to writing the hiragana characters. Explains some simple but fundamental aspects I've not seen in general beginner Japanese texts, such as the... Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2006

5.0 out of 5 stars best book to learn hiragana
This is the best place to start learning hiragana.

I was amazed of how easy it was to learn hiragana with this book. Read more

Published on 11 Feb 2006 by chozas

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