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Let's Learn Hiragana: First Book of Basic Japanese Writing Paperback – March 1, 2012

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There are three types of Japanese script--katakana, hiragana, and kanji. It is possible to read Japanese knowing only a limited number of kanji, but it is not possible with only a limited number of katakana or hiragana--one must know all of them. Let's Learn Hiragana, and its companion volume Let's Learn Katakana, is a textbook that introduces the learner to the basics of one of these fundamental Japanese scripts. Being a workbook, it contains all the exercises that allow the student to master hiragana by the time the book has been finished. Let's Learn Hiragana is a classic in the field, and the huge number of students that have used it successfully is a sign of its preeminence as a self-study guide.

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72 pages
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English
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Kodansha International
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March 1, 2012
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8.3 x 0.2 x 10.9 inches
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1568363893
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978-1568363899
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JOYCE KOSAKA MITAMURA was an experienced and respected educator who taught Japanese in California for many years.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kodansha International; Bilingual, Workbook edition (March 1, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 72 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1568363893
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1568363899
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.3 x 0.2 x 10.9 inches

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Torian Crane

A Fantastic Resource

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2015

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I have purchased this book and Let's Learn Katakana because I kept seeing it pop up as a 'must have' on various websites. Turns out it comes highly recommended for good reason! The instructions are very clear and straightforward, and I really like the fact that they after each set of kana taught, they provide you with exercises that gives you a chance to not only practice what you learned, but to start getting a feel for some vocabulary at the same time. I was able to learn all the Hiragana in about a week, and I have been in the process of learning Katakana while keeping myself refreshed on the Hiragana. I would definitely recommend this book series to anyone who is just starting out with Japanese.

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Athanasios

great book, a bit pricey

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2018

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This is a great book if you're totally new to Japanese and Hiragana and want to start learning! Having said that, I think the book would have been a better value for money if they had included Katakana in here as well. The exercises aren't particularly extensive and you'll have to practice on your own if you plan to properly memorize all the symbols. But overall a well-organized book and easy to get through!

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Mario

Great and easy book!!

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2020

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I started the journey of wanting to learn Japanese a few weeks ago. I began with youtube videos, and after learning all the hiragana syllables, I had no idea how to learn to apply what I knew. I bought this book, and it arrived in perfect shape one day before the estimated arrival. This book is helping me memorize and apply what I had already learned. The section that teaches sentence structure and the particles really helped me understand how the Japanese language works. Great book!! ありがとう

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Carolyn Strong

Good practice workbook to learn Hiragana.

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2017

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Good entry-level workbook to learn Hiragana. The workbook gives ample space to practice handwriting and learn the entire Hiragana syllabary. The examples and exercises are helpful. I wish the publisher had used a different typeface without the ornate serifs so it would be easier on a newbie to learn how to write the curvy Hirigana characters.

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RZD

Like this book a lot

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2015

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Like this book a lot. It has some good exercises translating between hiragana and the romanized Japanese. They are helpful for the way I am learning from a Romanized Japanese book (Japanese for Busy People) for the other part of my studies. I like the way it shows the strokes and has practice space in the workbook. Got this for a class I am taking. It was required by the teacher. That being said I also use an iphone app to practice my Hiragana in addition to this book. Using the app in addition seems essential for me to learn, but people are all different.

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CK.

A must for those interested in starting Japanese.

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2013

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I have been studying Hiragana for about 4 days now and this book finally came. Before the book arrived, I was searching online for free self help study guides and I had to go back and forth and check each site for a certain set of characters. This book makes it 100 times easier.

For those struggling with Hiragana, this will easily guide you in the right direction. I mean if I can do it, ANYONE can, and I'm 31 years old for heaven's sake. I thought I would never be learning but I'm actually understanding the keystrokes, meaning, and this book is just incredible it has it all. Before I bought this book, everyone was recommending this book in every Japanese review so it was a must to pick up!

It explains everything clearly and with easy words. The characters are big and you can clearly see the way it is supposed to be written with step by step instructions. The step by step strokes and modifiers are beautiful. I am so happy with this book I almost want to not write on the squares given because I can keep it forever. And for those who want to learn all of Japanese, of course you have to pick up Let's Learn Katakana. I'm learning this now and I'm glad I picked up this book as well.

I just need to learn Kanji and vocabulary, vocabulary, vocabulary, which I heard can take YEARS. I'm up for that challenge! ^_^ Cheers~

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Amazonean Queen

I don’t know if I like it, is very hard and no solutions for ...

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2018

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I don’t know if I like it, is very hard and no solutions for some of the exercises, I like the way the display the letters. It is my first book of Japanese, I guess I have to keep trying but right now is a little confused, need more books , maybe the lesson book ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2017

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Simple book that goes by the process of introducing the writing, and then goes on with giving you words and making you write them a couple times over for you to remember them. The words are later used in sentences were it makes you refresh on what the word means and is used for. I should say this is only for true beginners, as it doesn't necessarily go into too much depth about the writing. I loved it, but only wish it went a little bit more deeper.

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V. Good guide

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 10, 2016

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Lovely book, shiny and new.

In the book it has a preface for an introduction to hiragana and how to write the symbols. It has the hiragana syllabary (like an alphabet) and then it starts to teach you how the write hiragana, 10 symbols at a time. It teaches you words to write by giving you exercises, making you translate words into Japanese hiragana (giving you the English and symbol hints), into hiragana (giving you English and Romanized Japanese hints) and finally giving you an exercise to write out the Romanized Japanese (giving you hiragana and English hints).

Each section for the group gives you some information about the characters and exercises. The book also teaches you how to write words and sentences.

The only problem is if you learn better by someone physically teaching you it will take you longer to learn. Otherwise, you're good to go. I also learn Japanese from podcasts and videos which makes the book easier for me to use.
If you want to learn how to pronounce the words, I suggest downloading an app that helps you with that as the book doesn't teach you about pronunciation at all.

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matthew fort

Great way to start learning

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2013

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To be honest i thought it was going to be really hard to learn a new language have never done so before, but this book, taking you stage by stage, allows you to learn the symbols and it makes it easier than memorizing a dictionary.

The way it is set out making you perform tasks, allows you to learn and remember symbols with repetition and also how to write the symbol out (left to right, top to bottom). I learn better with work books and in my own time so this book really allowed me to learn at my own pace. I am intending to buy the next one in the series as soon as i have finished this one.

Summary: really good work book and allows you to self learn.

13 people found this helpful

Amazon Customer

Excellent Textbook

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2019

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This book is really, really good. I expected to find it much harder to learn Hiragana but this book takes you through everything step by step. It shows you the whole table at the start so you know what you're aiming for and then takes you through each symbol, showing you the stroke order and giving you exercises to practise using and recognising them. Not only that, it explains how Hiragana are actually used in words and sentences. Best textbook I've ever had.

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N.P.

Good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 11, 2017

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I found it useful; it's well laid out, with stroke order, some spaces to practice drawing the characters.

It doesn't, however, use any mnemonics to help you remember the characters- something I found on the web & which was hugely helpful to me.

Good if you like your learning in book-form

J

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 15, 2015

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I'm finding this workbook helpful for learning Hiragana - especially the exercises and stroke order diagrams. Everything is very clear and arranged well, with good reproductions of each symbol. I would have liked more practice space though.

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