About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherKodansha America, Incorporated

ISBN-10087011719X

ISBN-139780870117190

eBay Product ID (ePID)15038423177

Product Key Features

Number of Pages88 Pages

Publication NameLet's Learn Katakana : Second Book of Basic Japanese Writing

LanguageEnglish

SubjectJapanese

Publication Year1986

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaForeign Language Study

AuthorYasuko Kosaka Mitamura

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight13 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width10.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN85-040059

Number of Volumes1 Vol.

IllustratedYes

SynopsisTeaches katakana, used for borrowed foreign words and other special phrases. The book includes guides to pronunciation and usage. There are three types of Japanese script-katakana, hiragana, and kanji. It is possible to read Japanese knowing only a limited number of kanji, but it is not possible with only a limited number of katakana or hiragana-one must know all of them. Let's Learn Katakana, and its companion volume Let's Learn Hiragana, is a textbook that introduces the learner to the basics of one of these fundamental Japanese scripts. Being a workbook, it contains, Teaches katakana, used for borrowed foreign words and other special terms, with guides to pronunciation and usage., There are three types of Japanese script-katakana, hiragana, and kanji. It is possible to read Japanese knowing only a limited number of kanji, but it is not possible with only a limited number of katakana or hiragana-one must know all of them. Let's Learn Katakana, and its companion volume Let's Learn Hiragana, is a textbook that introduces the learner to the basics of one of these fundamental Japanese scripts. Being a workbook, it contains all the exercises that allow the student to master katakana by the time the book has been finished. Let's Learn Katakana is a classic in the field, and the huge number of students that have used it successfully is a sign of its preeminence as a self-study guide., There are three types of Japanese script-katakana, hiragana, and kanji. It is possible to read Japanese knowing only a limited number of kanji, but it is not possible with only a limited number of katakana or hiragana-one must know all of them. Let's Learn Katakana , and its companion volume Let's Learn Hiragana , is a textbook that introduces the learner to the basics of one of these fundamental Japanese scripts. Being a workbook, it contains all the exercises that allow the student to master katakana by the time the book has been finished. Let's Learn Katakana is a classic in the field, and the huge number of students that have used it successfully is a sign of its preeminence as a self-study guide.