James W. Heisig is professor and permanent research fellow at the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture in Nagoya, Japan.
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By Me
Format:Paperback
Remembering the Kanji is not a grammar book, it will not teach you how to actually read the kanji, nor will it teach you more than one meaning (called a "keyword" in the book). Despite that, what this book does teach you is incredibly invaluable. Remembering the Kanji breaks down 2000 or so of the most common kanji and teaches you how to remember them and write them. You won't need to write kanji over and over again in order to learn them. Not only that, but even after finishing the book the method used in it remains useful whenever you encounter new kanji.
I consider reading this book one of the best choices I've made in learning Japanese, and I think it is the best way to start learning kanji, or reinforce them if you already know some. Also, I highly recommend that if you buy this book you take a look at a website called "reviewing the kanji" an unofficial, though recognized by the author, companion website that provides invaluable help and support when going through the book.
I consider reading this book one of the best choices I've made in learning Japanese, and I think it is the best way to start learning kanji, or reinforce them if you already know some. Also, I highly recommend that if you buy this book you take a look at a website called "reviewing the kanji" an unofficial, though recognized by the author, companion website that provides invaluable help and support when going through the book.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By Adversity
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have purchased this book a few months ago at the insistance of my brother to learn Japanese with him. The japanese culture has always fascinated me and I have always wanted to learn the language. However, a huge mass of people I know in person and through the internet have labeled japanese as a hard language to grasp, especially the kanji. If you are having trouble learning the language or you want to know where to start, then start with this book.
It had only taken me 11 chapters to notice that this was the best way to learn kanji and start the japanese language. This book when used in junction with the website and the flash card system, makes learning kanji not only easy... but fun. Its a simple idea where you use your imagination and combine kanji to make new kanji. There are about 2200 kanji in the book, but if you dedicate your time to it, it won't even take 3 months to learn the kanji and 6 months to have them fully memorized to recall.
When I say its easy, understand that it will take a little effort. You will have to study a bit and dedicate a lot of time to it. You are learning the meanings of the kanji and how to write them. You do not have to worry about gramnar or pronunciation yet. If you are wondering 'Why Buy This?', the answer is simple. It gets you over the huge and widely believed hugest hurdle of the japanese language. Start here and whevever you go from there is up to your own judgement. It is not an extremely easy process. It is however, not stressful or tedious at all. This is a 5 star product that everyone wishing to learn japanese should own. Whether for beginners or just for refrence, it is s must have in my opionion.
-Adversity
It had only taken me 11 chapters to notice that this was the best way to learn kanji and start the japanese language. This book when used in junction with the website and the flash card system, makes learning kanji not only easy... but fun. Its a simple idea where you use your imagination and combine kanji to make new kanji. There are about 2200 kanji in the book, but if you dedicate your time to it, it won't even take 3 months to learn the kanji and 6 months to have them fully memorized to recall.
When I say its easy, understand that it will take a little effort. You will have to study a bit and dedicate a lot of time to it. You are learning the meanings of the kanji and how to write them. You do not have to worry about gramnar or pronunciation yet. If you are wondering 'Why Buy This?', the answer is simple. It gets you over the huge and widely believed hugest hurdle of the japanese language. Start here and whevever you go from there is up to your own judgement. It is not an extremely easy process. It is however, not stressful or tedious at all. This is a 5 star product that everyone wishing to learn japanese should own. Whether for beginners or just for refrence, it is s must have in my opionion.
-Adversity
28 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is THE way to learn kanji. Forget trying to learn like the Japanese learn. They learn by brute force over a period of roughly a decade and a half. With this method, you will learn to write the kanji and understand their basic meaning - and learn it within a month or two. After that, learning the readings gets significantly easier.
Not only that, but Japanese starts to make sense once you can leverage Kanji. That "word" that seems to mean 20 different things suddenly becomes 20 different words. After even just halfway through this book, I started correcting Japanese friends when they used the wrong Kanji, or used kana because the kanji had slipped their mind.
Start here... then move on to a textbook that (1) has NO romaji (2) uses kanji with furigana.
Best of luck to you!
Not only that, but Japanese starts to make sense once you can leverage Kanji. That "word" that seems to mean 20 different things suddenly becomes 20 different words. After even just halfway through this book, I started correcting Japanese friends when they used the wrong Kanji, or used kana because the kanji had slipped their mind.
Start here... then move on to a textbook that (1) has NO romaji (2) uses kanji with furigana.
Best of luck to you!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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EASY LEARNING
I have been struggling with learning Japanese Kanji for months, which is odd since I'm such a visual learner. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Sam
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Excellent Book For Conquering Japanese Kanji!
It dawned on me recently that I needed to learn kanji in order to further my study of the japanese language. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Magdalena Luca
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One of those books that greatly divides the Japanese Learning...
If there's one thing that scares the living daylights out of the Japanese learner, it's the mountainous prospect of learning those dreaded Kanji. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ken Wyatt
5.0 out of 5 stars
Actually works!
After trying and failing for years in finding a good way of learning kanji, i finally found the best way! I had my doubts before i started it, but it just works! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Floyd Nicklas Moen
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Highly recommended
I only recently purchased this book as a helping tool to learning Japanese. I'm not an advanced student, I don't speak anywhere near fluent Japanese and I wouldn't even say I'm... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jennifer Rönnblad
4.0 out of 5 stars
Remembering the Kanji
This book arrived very quickly and in perfect shape.
This is an interesting book. The parts of kanji are broken down and learned from the simple forms using types of memory... Read more
This is an interesting book. The parts of kanji are broken down and learned from the simple forms using types of memory... Read more
Published 1 month ago by B. Giard
3.0 out of 5 stars
The method has some good aspects, but one fatal flaw
It is important to note what this book is designed to teach you and what it is not.
The book covers: how to write the general use kanji, using a key word to associate... Read more
The book covers: how to write the general use kanji, using a key word to associate... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Fredrick W. Dawson IV
4.0 out of 5 stars
35kpd
35 kanji per day, the title of this review states. I gave it four stars simply because I don't know what lies ahead, but this is my third day, and I just finished reviewing my work... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Milo
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty Awesome system
I guess everyone has already said this, but I love this system. This is a system that works best for those that have learned well in the past from mnemonics, songs, and other... Read more
Published 5 months ago by kathleen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great way for learning to read, and write the Kanji!
I've had this book for about a month now, and already I can read and write(in the correct stroke order) 600+ words. The book is presented very straightforward. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Keiththe3rd
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