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As someone who is most likely going to Japan next year I am at once intimidated and simultaneously excited about getting started learning the Kanji....tell me is James Heisig's Book Remembering the Kanji worth the money and as good as so many people say it is? Can you really learn the Kanji as quickly as proposed in this book and by Amazon reviewers? Thanks for the info...

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I think it can be very useful for some people and I'm working my way through it but when you finish you don't 'know' all the kanji. In my experience one book never lets you 'know' everything. But if you race thought it before you come to Japan you have a good base to learn from your environment but you are still going to have to study a lot more before you can read and write. It will just give you a big head start.

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I'd heard about it, so I glanced at it when I ran across it in the bookstore. My admittedly brief review led me to the conclusion that it was dumb.

The book I recommend for kanji study is: A Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese. It's not perfect either, but I've seen it advertised used on Amazon for about two dollars.

Sorry, I posted before double checking. $1.30.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0804802262/sr=8-1/qid=1157802223/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-8421612-7028662?ie=UTF8&s=books

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I think the Basic Kanji Books are excellent.


Basic Kanji Book I


Basic Kanji Book II


Free website that someone made about the books: http://webjapanese.com/kanji/


And the White Rabbit Press kanji cards:



All these are found on amazon or all bookstores in Japan.

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