This 25-lesson course incorporates samples of both printing and handwriting and of horizontal, Roman-style format as well as the traditional, vertical style of writing. The first 8 lessons introduce "kana" writing, while each of the remaining lessons introduces 25 new "kanzi" Chinese characters. The text emphasizes reading in context, from phrases and sentences to narratives, letters, and conversations. The audio recordings provide spoken transcriptions in Japanese of the printed exercises, and are essential to mastery of the material. Reissued in 2005 on 17 audio CDs (15 hours of recording), accompanied by a 607-page text. Product No. AFJ450D.
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