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| Author: P. G. O'neill
Publisher: Weatherhill
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  54 reviews
Sales Rank: 16775
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 328
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.7 x 0.9
ISBN: 0834802228
Dewey Decimal Number: 495.682421
EAN: 9780834802223
ASIN: 0834802228
Publication Date: November 1, 1987
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nice book September 2, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found this book fun to browse through. The calligraphy is great (much nicer than the otherwise superior Henshall book), and I like how the Chinese readings were included (comparing them with the Japanese readings is amusing). The information is a bit outdated since the book only covers the old Toyo Kanji and some others instead of the revised Joyo Kanji in current use.
Ivan Rorick
 a good book September 1, 2007
0 out of 9 found this review helpful
havent paid much attention to it lately.
but from what i did read. its good.
Kanji - reference at its best July 5, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This product is a must for any student - it has a clear explanation of each character and best of all it shows the stroke order, which is important for any learner to memorize since some kanji's are repeated in others.
 Great Book For Kanji Reference May 21, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This has a fairly extensive reference book for kanji of intermediate to high level Japanese Language Students
Concise and Extremely Useful April 29, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This little book contains 2,000 kanji characters, roughly the same characters that the Japanese government considers necessary for literacy. The characters are presented in a very well thought-out order. The simple characters, which are often the building blocks for more complicated characters, are shown first. There are also a couple of useful indexes which allow you to find any particular character by stroke count and by reading.
The book gives what I presume are the actual original derivations of the characters, in other words, how each character came to be. I found these both interesting and helpful in memorizing the meanings. One minor draw-back: there are usually only two compounds shown for each character. My kanji flash cards, for example, have four each.
The book is compact, I find that I carry this book around with me quite a bit, so that I can read it whenever I have a few spare minutes.
Keep in mind, this book is only kanji characters. You cannot begin to learn the Japanese language by reading just this one book.
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