250 Essential Kanji

FOR EVERYDAY USE 日常生活の漢字250

250 Essential Japanese Kanji Characters  Volume 1 e volume 2

(JLPT Level N5) University of Tokyo, Tuttle Publishing, 1998

I primi 250 ideogrammi di base da apprendere non solo da scrivere, ma corredati di nozioni sulla loro origine, sul loro uso, i composti ed esempi pratici per il loro uso in frasi di uso quotidiano.

 Covering 21 everyday situations, this book deals with a variety of topics ranging from the cordial (How do you do?) to the crucial (Going to the hospital.) Fully illustrated with line drawings throughout, 250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use Volume I offers valuable information for learners and visitors alike.

As many classroom students can tell you, the kanji taught in most textbooks is not always encountered in everyday situations. To fill this gap, a group of researchers from the prestigious University of Tokyo pooled their talents to create 250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use Volume I, a workbook that teaches the characters one is most likely to see in the day-to-day world.

All entries include the meanings, stroke-orders, common compounds, and derivations of the kanji. Sample materials such as forms and public photos illustrate the actual use of kanji, showing the settings where a traveler or resident may come upon the characters. The quizzes and exercises fortify the lessons, making the text ideal for classroom use or self-study. By the end of the book, you will have learned the 250 most important characters in Japanese and thousands of vocabulary words in which they appear.

In Japan, an everyday task like finding a street address can be an ordeal if you do not read kanji. 250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use, Volume II , a workbook that when used in tandem with Volume I teaches 500 kanji characters most frequently seen in daily life in Japan. This is a book for anyone seeking a kanji workbook that is both practical and accessible.