Kanji Alchemy I

a Strategy for Reading Japanese Characters

Harry Nap

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Kanji Alchemy
01 January 2015

Writing systems, alphabets; Language Teaching (non-ELT); Reading skills; Languages & ESL; Kanji Characters; Japanese - Languages

Series: Kanji Alchemy

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Rather than studying Japanese characters one by one, it is more efficient to focus on multiple Japanese characters from the start. So instead of covering 2136 singular Kanji, learning clusters of Japanese characters that share similar aspects would greatly facilitate the learning process and make memorization less burdensome. This textbook has been designed to reduce the number of forms needed to learn around 2136 Jouyou Kanji to approximately 500 characters, that is about 25% of the total.

Characters that are graphically similar have been selected to make distinct groups or clusters that form the basis of the system. Through careful selection 490 characters and their clusters represent close to 2000 Jouyou Kanji. Each of these characters represents on average three to four other characters that share the same features; that means that over 90% of General Use Kanji are related in a meaningful, learner-friendly way.

The same approach has been used to allocate Japanese characters for Jinmei Kanji (862 Kanji that are used for names) and Hyougai Kanji (more that 3460 Kanji that are not part of the first two categories), see Kanji Alchemy II and Kanji Alchemy III.

By: Harry Nap
Imprint: Kanji Alchemy
Volume: I
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 626g
ISBN: 9780994196460
ISBN 10: 0994196466
Series: Kanji Alchemy
Pages: 476
Publication Date: 01 January 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active