Speak and Read Japanese: Fun Mnemonic Devices for Remembering Japanese Words and Their Meanings

by Larry Herzberg

Overview

A handy supplement for learning 300 of the most common Japanese words, works with any textbook!

Modeled on the same winning format as his Speak and Read Chinese, teacher Larry Herzberg's latest book offers simple, fun, and imaginative ways to remember essential Japanese words and characters. Mastering basic vocabulary and kanji is one of the first challenges any Japanese learner faces. This book addresses this task head-on, complementing the content of all major Japanese textbooks and providing valuable tips to independent students. Includes three hundred essential words and kanji from the first two years of study, indexed for quick reference.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611720402
Publisher:	Stone Bridge Press
Publication date:	10/17/2017
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Larry Herzberg has studied and taught Asian languages for nearly a half century. He taught Japanese at the university level for nearly 30 years, at both Albion College and Calvin College. While doing his Master's and Ph.D. work in Chinese Language and Literature at Indiana University, he also studied Japanese. In 1980 he founded the Asian Language Program at Albion College, where he taught both Chinese and Japanese, and then did the same at Calvin College starting in 1984.

Table of Contents

SPEAK AND READ JAPANESE:
Fun Mnemonic Devices for Remembering Japanese Words and Their Meanings

CONTENTS

Preface

Radicals and phonetics

Common Japanese Words

Index