Basic Japanese Kanji High-Frequency Kanji at Your Command!

Name: Basic Japanese Kanji High-Frequency Kanji at Your Command!
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ISBN: 9784805310489

ISBN-10: 4805310480

ISBN-13: 9784805310489

Edition: 2011

Authors: Timothy G. Stout, Kaori Hakone, Ayako Suzuki

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Basic Japanese Kanji, Volume 1 makes learning easier by using a combination of proven traditional methods and unique new methods. Each short, topic-focused lesson introduces 5 to 15 kanji characters. Next are a variety of exercises to help you practice using each kanji in real-life ways. bull; Traditional methods: - convenient grid-summary format with clear explanations of the kanji, example compounds, and useful related vocabulary. - extensive writing practice. bull; Unique to this book: - hundreds of short text readings with comprehension questions similar in format to the AP Japanese exam. - An abundance of natural and level-appropriate exercises. - Original mnemonics, illustrated by a…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Publication date: 6/10/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.782

Timothy G. Stout has an M.A. in Japanese pedagogy from Columbia University and a B.A. in Japanese teaching from Brigham Young University. He is the author of Tuttle Japanese for Kids Flash Cards and More Japanese for Kids Flash Cards.Kaori Hakone serves as a writer and an examiner for various international Japanese language exams. She has taught in both primary and secondary public and private schools and currently teaches at the American School in Japan.



The Past


The Participle


Progressive Tenses


The Probable Mood


Commands


Negative Verbs


Verbs Conjugated with suru


The Verb "to be"


Polite Equivalents of desu


Passive and Causative Verbs


Adjectives


The Nature of the Japanese Adjective


Adjective Forms


Basic Stems


Present Forms


Past Forms


Probable Mood


Adverbial Forms


Suspending Form


Adjectives and Conditions


Negative Adjectives


Pseudo Adjectives


Comparison of Adjectives


Adverbs


Verb


onstructions and Adjective Constructions


Final and Medial Forms of Verbs and djectives


Clauses and Verb Forms


Final Forms and Relative Clauses


Nominalization and Final Forms


Special Verb Ideas and Idioms


Wishing


"If-Statements


Liking


"Can," "could," "be able"


"To intend to"


"Ever" and "never"


"To have"


Purpose


Quotations, Direct and indirect Discourse


shimau, "to end by"


"To try"


Clauses and Conjunctions


The Language of Courtesy


Honorific Verbs and Adjectives


Honorific


Nouns and Pronouns


Word Order


Forming Questions


Numbers and Counting Objects


Classifiers


Dates and Telling Time


Idiomatic Expressions


Appendix: Japanese Pronunciation


Possible Combinations and Sound Shifts


A Glossary of Grammatical Terms


The Parts of Speech


Words


about Verbs


Miscellaneous Terms


The Parts of the Sentence


Special Terms Describing Japanese Grammar


Index