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Japanese Reading for JLPT N5

Japanese Language Proficiency Test N5

by Clay Boutwell, Yumi Boutwell ...

Series Book 4 - Japanese Language Proficiency Test N5
Build Your Japanese Reading Skills and Prepare for the JLPT N5!Whether you're studying for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT N5) or simply want to strengthen your reading comprehension, this book is designed for beginners looking to level up their skills.Inside, you’ll find three unique types of reading practice, modeled after the JLPT N5 reading section:短文（たんぶん）– Short Passages (approx ... Read more

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Build Your Japanese Reading Skills and Prepare for the JLPT N5!Whether you're studying for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT N5) or simply want to strengthen your reading comprehension, this book is designed for beginners looking to level up their skills.Inside, you’ll find three unique types of reading practice, modeled after the JLPT N5 reading section:短文（たんぶん）– Short Passages (approx
... Read more
Essential Japanese Vocabulary

Learn to Avoid Common (and Embarrassing!) Mistakes: Learn Japanese Grammar and Vocabulary Quickly and Effectively

by Akira Miura ...

This is a clear, simple and compact guide to colloquial, everyday Japanese.Acquire basic proficiency in spoken Japanese.A streamlined, efficient approach.Perfect for self-learners or classroom use.Includes kanji and kana.Essential Japanese Vocabulary teaches all the Japanese grammar you need to speak and understand simple spoken Japanese. It covers only what is essential which provides an... ... Read more

$12.39 USD

This is a clear, simple and compact guide to colloquial, everyday Japanese.Acquire basic proficiency in spoken Japanese.A streamlined, efficient approach.Perfect for self-learners or classroom use.Includes kanji and kana.Essential Japanese Vocabulary teaches all the Japanese grammar you need to speak and understand simple spoken Japanese. It covers only what is essential which provides an...
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Nihongo Pera Pera

A User's Guide to Japanese Onomatopoeia

by Susan Millington ...

Bridge the gap between what you learn in Japanese class and what you actually need to converse!Onomatopeoeia—words such as "glug glug," "pow," and "splash" in English—are an integral part of the Japanese language. Japanese people draw on a wealth of onomatopoeia to express subtle feelings, images, sounds, and actions. With this book you too can become pera pera—fluent—in Japanese, speaking with ... Read more

$8.69 USD

Bridge the gap between what you learn in Japanese class and what you actually need to converse!Onomatopeoeia—words such as "glug glug," "pow," and "splash" in English—are an integral part of the Japanese language. Japanese people draw on a wealth of onomatopoeia to express subtle feelings, images, sounds, and actions. With this book you too can become pera pera—fluent—in Japanese, speaking with
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Japanese For Dummies

by Hiroko M. Chiba, Eriko Sato ...

Learn to speak JapaneseJapanese language enrollment is up by 27.5 percent since 2006, making it the sixth most popular language studied on college campuses. Whether studying for school, business, or travel, Japanese For Dummies provides complete coverage of all Japanese language essentials including grammar, usage, and vocabulary.Complete with free conversational audio tracks online, this handy ... Read more

$17.00 USD

Learn to speak JapaneseJapanese language enrollment is up by 27.5 percent since 2006, making it the sixth most popular language studied on college campuses. Whether studying for school, business, or travel, Japanese For Dummies provides complete coverage of all Japanese language essentials including grammar, usage, and vocabulary.Complete with free conversational audio tracks online, this handy
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Tuttle Learning Japanese Kanji

(JLPT Levels N5 & N4) The Innovative Method for Learning the 520 Most Essential Japanese Kanji Characters

by Glen Nolan Grant ...

This book enables you to to recognize the 500 most essential Japanese Kanji easily—and to memorize their readings and meanings quickly and easily!This book teaches an innovative new method to learn the basic 500 Japanese characters—teaching you how to recognize the Kanji easily and to remember their readings and meanings. Learning to read Japanese and write Japanese requires knowing hundreds of ... Read more

$8.69 USD

This book enables you to to recognize the 500 most essential Japanese Kanji easily—and to memorize their readings and meanings quickly and easily!This book teaches an innovative new method to learn the basic 500 Japanese characters—teaching you how to recognize the Kanji easily and to remember their readings and meanings. Learning to read Japanese and write Japanese requires knowing hundreds of
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10 Japanese Short Stories for Beginners

Read Entertaining Japanese Stories to Improve your Vocabulary and Learn Japanese While Having Fun

by Yokahama English Japanese Language & Teachers Club, Christian Tamaka Pedersen, Christian Stahl ...

10 Japanese Short Stories for Beginners - Read Entertaining Japanese Stories to Improve your Vocabulary and Learn Japanese While Having Fun.You may ask yourself how to learn Japanese fast without spending too much time with studying dry Japanese grammar. The answer is, learning Japanese with a cultural interesting short story book will definitely enhance your general understanding of the Japanese ... Read more

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10 Japanese Short Stories for Beginners - Read Entertaining Japanese Stories to Improve your Vocabulary and Learn Japanese While Having Fun.You may ask yourself how to learn Japanese fast without spending too much time with studying dry Japanese grammar. The answer is, learning Japanese with a cultural interesting short story book will definitely enhance your general understanding of the Japanese
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Learn Japanese Vocabulary - Series Taster - English/Japanese Flashcards

by Flashcard Ebooks ...

An introductory selection of English to Japanese Flashcards.Perfect for beginners, A fun addition to your Japanese study library.Subjects include: Animals, Household Items,Clothing, Numbers, Shapes and Colors.An excellent introduction to the Flashcard eBook series ... Read more

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An introductory selection of English to Japanese Flashcards.Perfect for beginners, A fun addition to your Japanese study library.Subjects include: Animals, Household Items,Clothing, Numbers, Shapes and Colors.An excellent introduction to the Flashcard eBook series
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First Steps to Mastering Japanese

Japanese Hiragana & Katagana for Beginners Learn Japanese for Beginner Students + Phrasebook

by Yokahama English Japanese Language & Teachers Club ...

こんにちは！Welcome!If you are just beginning to learn the Japanese language, knowing a few basic grammar rules will prove to be useful.However, Japanese is not difficult. The biggest obstacle is probably the writing system and this book will help you narrow it down.This book, written for the Japanese beginner student, explains the basics and how Hiragana, Katagana, Kanji, and Japanese grammar in ... Read more

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こんにちは！Welcome!If you are just beginning to learn the Japanese language, knowing a few basic grammar rules will prove to be useful.However, Japanese is not difficult. The biggest obstacle is probably the writing system and this book will help you narrow it down.This book, written for the Japanese beginner student, explains the basics and how Hiragana, Katagana, Kanji, and Japanese grammar in
... Read more
Japanese Vocabulary

by BarCharts,Inc ...

The most frequently used Japanese vocabulary words in a guide. It contains information on: numbers, counting system, days of the month, colors, country, people, language, body adjectives and much more. ... Read more

$5.39 USD

The most frequently used Japanese vocabulary words in a guide. It contains information on: numbers, counting system, days of the month, colors, country, people, language, body adjectives and much more.
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Your Crucial Japanese Phrasebook Japanese Phrasebook for Travel and Study

Essential Words and Phrases You Need in Japan

by Yokahama English Japanese Language & Teachers Club ...

The book, “Your Crucial Japanese Phrasebook” contains proven and realistic phrases for every-day-use, and also an introduction on the history, the cultural codes, and basics of the language.We have prepared essential Japanese travel and everyday life phrases for those with no or very little Japanese knowledge and who want to advance their language skills in the shortest time possible ... Read more

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The book, “Your Crucial Japanese Phrasebook” contains proven and realistic phrases for every-day-use, and also an introduction on the history, the cultural codes, and basics of the language.We have prepared essential Japanese travel and everyday life phrases for those with no or very little Japanese knowledge and who want to advance their language skills in the shortest time possible
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Never Forget Hiragana and Katakana

by Jonathan Heddle ...

this volume is meant as a companion to the never forget kanji series of books aimed at helping students to memorize the full set of japanese kanji required for fluency in everyday life. in order to memorize kanji however, you must know how to pronounce them and pronunciations are given using hiragana and katakana, the japanese phonetic syllabaries. in our kanji volumes we provide pronunciations ... Read more

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this volume is meant as a companion to the never forget kanji series of books aimed at helping students to memorize the full set of japanese kanji required for fluency in everyday life. in order to memorize kanji however, you must know how to pronounce them and pronunciations are given using hiragana and katakana, the japanese phonetic syllabaries. in our kanji volumes we provide pronunciations
... Read more
1000 Japanese Flash Cards: For Smart Phones and E-Readers

by Kevin Marx ...

Need some help memorizing Japanese vocabulary? Look no further! 1000 Japanese Flash Cards contains 1000 of the most common Japanese nouns, verbs, adjectives, common expressions, and more!Nearly every vocabulary word has an example sentence so you can see how it is used. Every vocabulary word and example sentence is written three different ways, using the alphabet, Japanese kana, and Japanese kanji ... Read more

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Need some help memorizing Japanese vocabulary? Look no further! 1000 Japanese Flash Cards contains 1000 of the most common Japanese nouns, verbs, adjectives, common expressions, and more!Nearly every vocabulary word has an example sentence so you can see how it is used. Every vocabulary word and example sentence is written three different ways, using the alphabet, Japanese kana, and Japanese kanji
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First Steps To Mastering Japanese: Japanese Hiragana & Katagana for Beginners Learn Japanese for Beginner Students + Japanese Phrasebook

by Yokahama Japanese English Language & Teachers Club ...

こんにちは！Welcome!If you are just beginning to learn the Japanese language, knowing a few basic grammar rules will prove to be useful.However, Japanese is not difficult. The biggest obstacle is probably the writing system and this book will help you narrow it down.This book, written for the Japanese beginner student, explains the basics and how Hiragana, Katagana, Kanji, and Japanese grammar in ... Read more

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こんにちは！Welcome!If you are just beginning to learn the Japanese language, knowing a few basic grammar rules will prove to be useful.However, Japanese is not difficult. The biggest obstacle is probably the writing system and this book will help you narrow it down.This book, written for the Japanese beginner student, explains the basics and how Hiragana, Katagana, Kanji, and Japanese grammar in
... Read more
10 Japanese Short Stories for Beginners

Read Entertaining Japanese Stories to Improve your Vocabulary and Learn Japanese While Having Fun

by Yokahama English Japanese Language and Teachers Club ...

10 Japanese Short Stories for Beginners - Read Entertaining Japanese Stories to Improve your Vocabulary and Learn Japanese While Having Fun.You may ask yourself how to learn Japanese fast without spending too much time with studying dry Japanese grammar. The answer is, learning Japanese with a cultural interesting short story book will definitely enhance your general understanding of the Japanese ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

10 Japanese Short Stories for Beginners - Read Entertaining Japanese Stories to Improve your Vocabulary and Learn Japanese While Having Fun.You may ask yourself how to learn Japanese fast without spending too much time with studying dry Japanese grammar. The answer is, learning Japanese with a cultural interesting short story book will definitely enhance your general understanding of the Japanese
... Read more
Making Sense of Japanese

What the Textbooks Don't Tell You

by Jay Rubin ...

Making Sense of Japanese is the fruit of one foolhardy American's thirty-year struggle to learn and teach the Language of the Infinite. Previously known as Gone Fishin', this book has brought Jay Rubin more feedback than any of his literary translations or scholarly tomes, "even if," he says, "you discount the hate mail from spin-casters and the stray gill-netter."To convey his conviction that ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Making Sense of Japanese is the fruit of one foolhardy American's thirty-year struggle to learn and teach the Language of the Infinite. Previously known as Gone Fishin', this book has brought Jay Rubin more feedback than any of his literary translations or scholarly tomes, "even if," he says, "you discount the hate mail from spin-casters and the stray gill-netter."To convey his conviction that
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Japanese Fairy Tales (Illustrated edition)

by Yei Theodora Ozaki ...

Series series Golden Japanese folklore
This book is a fabulous compilation of classical Japanese tales collected and narrated by Yei Theodora Ozaki, such as:My Lord Bag of RiceThe Tongue-Cut SparrowThe Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher LadThe Farmer and the BadgerThe "Shinansha" or the South Pointing CarriageThe Adventures of Kintaro, the Golden BoyThe Story of Princess HaseThe Story of the Man Who Did Not Wish to DieThe Bamboo-Cutter ... Read more

$3.48 USD

This book is a fabulous compilation of classical Japanese tales collected and narrated by Yei Theodora Ozaki, such as:My Lord Bag of RiceThe Tongue-Cut SparrowThe Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher LadThe Farmer and the BadgerThe "Shinansha" or the South Pointing CarriageThe Adventures of Kintaro, the Golden BoyThe Story of Princess HaseThe Story of the Man Who Did Not Wish to DieThe Bamboo-Cutter
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Japanese Grammar

by BarCharts,Inc ...

Looking to learn the Japanese Language? Learn the grammar principles with this QuickStudy Japanese Grammar guide. This guide includes information on: pronunciation, writing system, styles of speech, characteristics of grammar, daily expressions and much more. ... Read more

$5.39 USD

Looking to learn the Japanese Language? Learn the grammar principles with this QuickStudy Japanese Grammar guide. This guide includes information on: pronunciation, writing system, styles of speech, characteristics of grammar, daily expressions and much more.
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Makoto e-Zine #1

Makoto e-Zine

by Clay Boutwell, Yumi Boutwell ...

Series Book 1 - Makoto e-Zine
Recommended for beginners and lower intermediates of Japanese.PDF & MP3s of the stories read by a native Japanese speaker included--download link found on the first page. Listen while reading.The Fun Japanese Not Found in Textbooks. If you like our readers and lessons, you will love Makoto, the new e-zine filled with articles on kanji, culture, idioms, proverbs, geography, history, etymology, JLPT ... Read more

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Recommended for beginners and lower intermediates of Japanese.PDF & MP3s of the stories read by a native Japanese speaker included--download link found on the first page. Listen while reading.The Fun Japanese Not Found in Textbooks. If you like our readers and lessons, you will love Makoto, the new e-zine filled with articles on kanji, culture, idioms, proverbs, geography, history, etymology, JLPT
... Read more
Learn Japanese with Manga Volume One

A Self-Study Language Book for Beginners - Learn to speak, read and write Japanese quickly using manga comics! (free online audio)

by Marc Bernabe ...

Learn to read, write, and speak everyday Japanese with manga stories!If you enjoy manga, you'll love learning Japanese with this book. The language lessons are interspersed with entertaining manga comic strips, making it easy to learn and remember all the key vocabulary and grammar. With a focus on the casual speech used by young people in Japan, you'll find yourself feeling confident with ... Read more

$14.39 USD

Learn to read, write, and speak everyday Japanese with manga stories!If you enjoy manga, you'll love learning Japanese with this book. The language lessons are interspersed with entertaining manga comic strips, making it easy to learn and remember all the key vocabulary and grammar. With a focus on the casual speech used by young people in Japan, you'll find yourself feeling confident with
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Japanese Hiragana & Katakana for Beginners

First Steps to Mastering the Japanese Writing System [Downloadable Content Included]

by Timothy G. Stout ...

A complete introduction to written Japanese — start here with zero knowledge and finish feeling confident!This introduction to the Japanese writing system teaches you to read and write the fundamental 92 hiragana and katakana characters—and makes learning fun and easy with a memorable picture-based method!The method that's helped thousands learn Japanese successfully:Memorable pictures help you to ... Read more

$10.69 USD

A complete introduction to written Japanese — start here with zero knowledge and finish feeling confident!This introduction to the Japanese writing system teaches you to read and write the fundamental 92 hiragana and katakana characters—and makes learning fun and easy with a memorable picture-based method!The method that's helped thousands learn Japanese successfully:Memorable pictures help you to
... Read more
Bilingual Book in English and Japanese with Kanji: Frog - カエル. Learn Japanese Series

Learn Japanese for Kids, #1

by Pedro Paramo ...

Series Book 1 - Learn Japanese for Kids
Can you imagine what it is like to live in a flowerpot and confuse one animal with another? Our chatty little plants Basil, Rosemary and the sisters know all too well the problems and fun it causes. This is for bilingual children and others wanting to read a dual language text in English and Japanese with illustrations.The bilingual story is presented twice. In the first part, the parallel ... Read more

$0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Can you imagine what it is like to live in a flowerpot and confuse one animal with another? Our chatty little plants Basil, Rosemary and the sisters know all too well the problems and fun it causes. This is for bilingual children and others wanting to read a dual language text in English and Japanese with illustrations.The bilingual story is presented twice. In the first part, the parallel
... Read more
Essential Japanese Grammar

A Comprehensive Guide to Contemporary Usage: Learn Japanese Grammar and Vocabulary Quickly and Effectively

by Masahiro Tanimori, Eriko Sato ...

Series series Essential Grammar Series
Essential Japanese Grammar is an indispensable study guide for students of the Japanese language at all levels.Long the standard in Japanese language education, it provides clear, jargon-free explanations of how Japanese grammar works and offers hundreds of example sentences. An essential handbook for self-study or the classroom, students will find that a strong foundation in grammar is vital to ... Read more

$11.59 USD

Essential Japanese Grammar is an indispensable study guide for students of the Japanese language at all levels.Long the standard in Japanese language education, it provides clear, jargon-free explanations of how Japanese grammar works and offers hundreds of example sentences. An essential handbook for self-study or the classroom, students will find that a strong foundation in grammar is vital to
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The Basics of Japanese Grammar

by S Walker ...

This book is a beginner's guide to conjugating verbs and adjectives in Japanese, with examples, and discussion on sentence structure. Knowledge of written Japanese is not required to make use of this book, although it is strongly recommended as part of your study. ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book is a beginner's guide to conjugating verbs and adjectives in Japanese, with examples, and discussion on sentence structure. Knowledge of written Japanese is not required to make use of this book, although it is strongly recommended as part of your study.
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Learn Japanese with Stories #1: Hikoichi

The Easy Way to Read, Listen, and Learn from Japanese Folklore, Tales, and Stories

by Clay Boutwell, Yumi Boutwell ...

Series Book 1 - Learn Japanese with Stories
Four classic Hikoichi folktales — every sentence broken down for upper-beginner readers of Japanese.Hikoichi is the clever young man of Kyushu legend who outwits lords, tengu, and the occasional smug retainer with nothing but quick thinking and a straight face. This volume gathers four of his most beloved stories, presented in full Japanese with line-by-line vocabulary, grammar notes, native ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Four classic Hikoichi folktales — every sentence broken down for upper-beginner readers of Japanese.Hikoichi is the clever young man of Kyushu legend who outwits lords, tengu, and the occasional smug retainer with nothing but quick thinking and a straight face. This volume gathers four of his most beloved stories, presented in full Japanese with line-by-line vocabulary, grammar notes, native
... Read more

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