Basic Japanese Kanji: High-Frequency Kanji at Your Command!: 1

Basic Japanese Kanji, Volume 1 is your introduction to the first 205 of the 410 core characters in Japanese (plus 18 additional kanji that serve as building blocks). These kanji are the most frequently used in newspapers, conversations and the top college-level beginning Japanese textbooks. Using a focused combination of proven traditional methods and unique new methods, this book will help independent learners and university or high school students to write, read, speak and use Japanese better.Software offers exam-quality practiceGives instant feedback/correctionOriginal mnemonics for all 223 kanjiA set of printable kanji flash cards, for on-the-go practice

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.