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Writing Japanese Katakana: An Introductory Japanese Language Workbook: Learn and Practice The Japanese Alphabet
Writing Japanese Katakana: An Introductory Japanese Language Workbook: Learn and Practice The Japanese Alphabet
Writing Japanese Katakana: An Introductory Japanese Language Workbook: Learn and Practice The Japanese Alphabet
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This is an introductory workbook and guide to writing Japanese Katakana.

Writing Japanese Katakana has been carefully designed to facilitate the quick and easy mastery of the 46-character katakana alphabet, making it the perfect tool to begin the process of mastering written Japanese.

Each character is introduced with brushed, handwritten and typed samples that enhance character recognition. Extensive space for writing allows the maximum practice to facilitate memorization and to ensure proper character formation. Entertaining illustrations and amusing examples of loan-words that use katakana in Japanese writings further reinforce memorization in a fun way. Writing Katakana is tailored to the specific needs of young students of the Japanese language, but is also well suited to beginning students of any age.

This Japanese language workbook contains:
  • grayed-out, trace-over characters for correct character construction.
  • Extensive practice in writing sentences for maximum reinforcement.
  • Supplementary explanations, including a brief history of the origin of each character, to foster visual recall.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 7, 2015
ISBN9781462917402
Writing Japanese Katakana: An Introductory Japanese Language Workbook: Learn and Practice The Japanese Alphabet

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Writing Japanese Katakana - Jim Gleeson

WRITING

JAPANESE

KATAKANA

An Introductory Japanese Language Workbook

JIM GLEESON

TUTTLE Publishing

Tokyo |Rutland, Vermont| Singapore

The Tuttle Story: Books to Span the East and West

Many people are surprised to learn that the world’s leading publisher of books on Asia had humble beginnings in the tiny American state of Vermont. The company’s founder, Charles E. Tuttle, belonged to a New England family steeped in publishing.

Immediately after WWII, Tuttle served in Tokyo under General Douglas MacArthur and was tasked with reviving the Japanese publishing industry. He later founded the Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Company, which thrives today as one of the world’s leading independent publishers.

Though a westerner, Tuttle was hugely instrumental in bringing a knowledge of Japan and Asia to a world hungry for information about the East. By the time of his death in 1993, Tuttle had published over 6,000 books on Asian culture, history and art—a legacy honored by the Japanese emperor with the Order of the Sacred Treasure, the highest tribute Japan can bestow upon a non-Japanese.

With a backlist of 1,500 titles, Tuttle Publishing is more active today than at any time in its past— still inspired by Charles Tuttle’s core mission to publish fine books to span the East and West and provide a greater understanding of each.

Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.

www.tuttlepublishing.com

Text © 1996, 2015 Jim Gleeson

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher.

LCC Card No. 2004111447

ISBN 978-4-8053-1350-3 ISBN 978-1-4629-1740-2 (ebook)

This edition first published, 2015

This title was first published in 1996 as Introduction to Written Japanese Katakana.

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Preface

ハジメ ニ

It is widely accepted that students of Japanese progress more quickly if they learn the written component of the language at an early stage of their studies. Unfortunately, many students are daunted by the task of learning a large number of seemingly complex characters.

The complexity of

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