Remembering the Kana: A Guide to Reading and Writing the Japanese Syllabaries in 3 Hours Each - Softcover

Heisig, James W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0824831640 ISBN 13: 9780824831646

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press, 2007

Synopsis

Following on the phenomenal success of Remembering the Kanji, the author has prepared a companion volume for learning the Hiragana and Katakana syllabaries of modern Japanese. In six short lessons of about twenty minutes, each of the two systems of "kana" writing are introduced in such a way that the absolute beginner can acquire fluency in writing in a fraction of the time normally devoted to the task.

Using the same basic self-taught method devised for learning the kanji, and in collaboration with Helmut Morsbach and Kazue Kurebayashi, the author breaks the shapes of the two syllabaries into their component parts and draws on what he calls "imaginative memory" to aid the student in reassembling them into images that fix the sound of each particular kana to its writing.

Now in its third edition, Remembering the Kana has helped tens of thousands of students of Japanese master the Hiragana and Katakana in a short amount of time . . . and have fun in the process.

About this title

About the Author

James W. Heisig, is emeritus professor and research fellow of the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, located on the campus of Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan. His books, translations, and edited collections,which have appeared in 12 languages,currently number 78 volumes.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0824831640
• ISBN 13: 9780824831646
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 160