Kanji De Manga Volume 1 The Comic Book That Teaches You How To Read And Write Japanese

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A manga-based Japanese learning book focused on teaching readers how to read and write kanji through engaging comic pages. The work presents a structured approach using a single kanji per panel with fun dialogue, English translation to reinforce vocabulary, step-by-step stroke order, and practical compound words. It prepares learners to master the 80 kanji featured at Level 4 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, using the fun visual “bigger pictures” method instead of memorization tricks.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryComic

FormatPDF

Pages106

Reading Time40 min

THE MANGA UNIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT

Mission and philosophy

FOREWORD

Memorizing kanji with pictures

Manga-based approach

INTRODUCTION

The kanji learning challenge

Scope of kanji and JLPT Level 4

Origins of kanji and readings

MANGA UNIVERSITYpresent... マン力 kanjidmanga # The Comic Book That Teaches YouHoW To Read And Write Japanese! 五千吨学小重水六百鬥国語子名来七上長女日友外山h右川兢左每 KANJI PAGE LOCATOR 二三四五六七17181920八 ④15 九十百千万円日月2223212526272829火水木金土30分3132333135時間3637年今每前383940午半何後 44341 先高北南東西464748495051上下左右来行入出休5155565758外596o61小62中大長男女父母636166676869人子7071友生山川天気 727374757677雨白学校787980 81見聞話84語読書 86 87食本電車名国 90 9L 92 93 MANGA UNIVERSITY presents… Manga University presents ...Kanji de MangaThe Comic Book That Teaches YouHow To Read And Write Japanese!Volume One ISBN 4-921205-02-7 Published by Japanime Co.Ltd.3-31-18 Nishi-KawaguchiKawaguchi-shi,Saitama 332-0021Japan Copyright ◎2004 Japanime Co.Ltd. All rights reserved.No part of this book maybe reproduced or utilized in any form or byany means,electronic or mechanical,includingphotocopying,recording or by any informationstorage and retrieval system,withoutpermission in writing from Japanime Co.Ltd First edition December 2004Second edition October 2005 ## THE MANGA UNIVERSITYMISSION STATEMENT THE MISSION OF MANGA UNIVERSITY IS TO ENLIGHTEN ANDEDUCATE THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ON ALL ASPECTS OFJAPANESE CULTURE THROUGH THE CREATIVE USE OF TRADITIONALMANGA ARTWORK. THE UNIVERSITY RECOGNIZES THAT MANGA TRANSCENDSMAINSTREAM ENTERTAINMENT AND POSSESSES A UNIQUE ABILITYTO CONVEY THE TRUE SPIRIT OF JAPAN,MAKING THE ART FORMAN IDEAL COMMUNICATIVE TOOL TO TOUCH THE LIVES ANDINSPIRE THE MINDS OF JAPAN ENTHUSIASTS WORLDWIDE. OUR MISSION AND PHILOSOPHY ARE FIRMLY ROOTED IN THEPRINCIPLES AND CONVICTION OF THE JAPANESE EDUCATIONALTRADITION AND IN THE BEST IDEALS OF JAPANESE HERITAGE. FOUNDED AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY AND LOCATED IN TOKY0,MANGA UNIVERSITY IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S FOREMOSTPUBLISHERS OF MANGA-THEMED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. CONTENTS Foreword …………………………………………………………………7 Introduction …………………………………………………………………9 Study Section ……………………………………………………13 Practice Section ………………………………………………………95 Kanji Index. ……………………………………………………107 ## FOREWORD tudents are usually taught that the easiest way to memorizekanji is to think of the characters as little pictures of the objects,actions and ideas they represent.For instance,the kanji for "tree,"木，really does look like a tree trunk with a couple ofoutstretched branches,and山does sort of resemble a mountain. But what about the hundreds of other everyday kanji you willneed to know if you want to read a menu,map or manga inJapanese?Can anyone honestly say食really looks like “food,”行obviously means "to go,"or友reminds you of a “friend”?So muchfor simplicity! “Kanji de Manga”takes a refreshingly different approach.Instead ofrelying on tired,outdated memory aids,the authors introducekanjiin an exciting format millions of young people can't seem toget enough of:Japanese comics.Each page features a manga drawing with fun dialog showing a single kanji character “inaction."An English translation of the comic strip helps reinforcethe reader's vocabulary,stroke order is demonstrated step-by-step,and useful compounds are also provided. By learning how to read and write the 80 kanji presented in thisvolume,you will have taken the first step toward mastering theJapanese writing system.So don't bother with the "little pictures."Look at the BIGGER pictures—the manga on the pages of thisexciting book—and memorize kanji today! Tomonori Morikawa,Ph.D. Professor,School of International Liberal StudiesWaseda UniversityTokyo,Japan ## INTRODUCTION hen you opened this book,you opened the doorway to anew frontier.That frontier is kanji,and it holds the key to readingand writing the Japanese language. At first,these characters may look difficult,mysterious and even alittle intimidating.But “Kanji de Manga”is here to help sort it allout for you in a simple,fun way. There are nearly 50,000 kanji.You could literally spend a lifetimelearning kanji and still not know every character.But don't give uphope just yet.Even mos

FAQs

What learning method does Kanji de Manga use to teach kanji?

It teaches kanji through Japanese comics where each page features a manga drawing and dialogue centered on a single kanji in action. English translation supports vocabulary building, and stroke order is shown step by step.

How many kanji are covered in Volume One?

Volume One teaches the 80 kanji presented in the book, aligned with Level 4 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.

What do kun-yomi and on-yomi mean in this book?

The book explains that kanji have at least two common pronunciations: kun-yomi, the purely Japanese reading written with hiragana, and on-yomi, based on the original Chinese system and shown with katakana.

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