| Remembering the Kanji 1, Fifth Edition: A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters Subjects: Japanese language -- Orthography and spelling; Chinese characters -- Japan; Japanese language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- English; Updated to include the 196 new kanji approved by the Japanese government in 2010 as "general-use" kanji, the sixth edition of this popular text aims to provide students with a simple method for correlating the writing and the meaning of Japanese characters in such a way as to make them both easy to remember. It is intended not only for the beginner, but also for the more advanced student looking for some relief from the constant frustration of forgetting how to write the kanji, or for a way to systematize what he or she already knows. Heisig James W. : James W. Heisig is a permanent research fellow at the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture in Nagoya, Japan. |