Japanese Kanji & Kana: A Complete Guide to the Japanese Writing System

Japanese Kanji & Kana: A Complete Guide to the Japanese Writing System by Wolfgang Hadamitzky and Mark Spahn

A new 21st-century edition of the widely acclaimed reference classic! Complete, compact and essential, this is the resource you need in order to use and master kanji. This new edition reflects the recent update by the Japanese government of the official Joyo kanji list. Joyo means "daily use," and these 2,136 kanji are the ones that every Japanese person learns in public education.

This book features:

• All 2,136 official Joyo kanji with readings and meanings
• Up to 5 useful compounds for each kanji
• Brush & pen forms, too—not only printed form

Japanese Kanji & Kana: A Complete Guide to the Japanese Writing System - About the Author(s)

Wolfgang Hadamitzky is a freelance author of Japanese language learning materials. With Mark Spahn, he coauthored The Learner's Japanese Kanji Dictionary, The Kanji Dictionary and A Guide to Writing Kanji & Kana Books 1 and 2.

Mark Spahn has worked in Japan as a teacher, computer magazine writer, programmer, and translator. He is currently a technical translator and consultant.