Let’s Learn Hiragana: First Book of Basic Japanese Writing (Kodansha’s Children’s Classics)
Let’s Learn Hiragana: First Book of Basic Japanese Writing (Kodansha’s Children’s Classics)
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 Hiragana, and its companion volume Let’s Learn Katakana, 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 hiragana by the time the book has been finished. Let’s Learn Hiragana 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.
User Ratings and Reviews
2 Stars Not for Complete Beginner
I was greatly disappointed in this book; esp based on the other reviews.
It does NOT have:
Answer key
nor examples
Yes it has a lot of practice; but I am a complete beginner trying to learn on my own without a class. Therefore, I need examples and an answer key to know that I am on the right track - which are missing from this book.
I recommend instead: Easy Hiragana
Easy Hiragana: First Steps to Basic Japanese Writing (Passport Books)
5 Stars Amazing Book
I learned the entire hiragana characters in 2 months thanks to this book!
Very simple, explanative and easy to follow!
I recommend!
5 Stars AMAZING!!!!!
Ok, believe it or not, Using this book, I mastered reading Hiragana in 3 days. Of course, I couldn’t put it down, and I also bought hiragana flash cards too which helped a lot as well, but still, the books was AMAZING. if you are trying to learn Hiragana in a flash, this is a great book. I can now read hiragana just by looking at it, and I can write it too. It’s a great book and I recommend it to anyone who wants to learn hiragana easily, and in a way, kinda fun too!
5 Stars Fantastic Product!
Ok, it’s important to note that Japanese is not the first language that I’ve studied. That being said, with this book I had learned the entire Hiragana in less than twenty four hours. I still had some trouble with stroke order, but that only comes with practice.
I realize that most people will not pick up the Hiragana as quickly as I did, but that is still impressive. I would estimate that anyone that had not studied a foreign language before would be able to learn the Hiragana in about one to three weeks depending on the amount of time and effort they were willing to put in.
Again, this is an excellent product that I would recommend for anyone just starting to study the language.
5 Stars BEST BEGINNERS BOOK FOR LEARNING HIRAGANA EVER!!!!!
This has to be the best way to learn hiragana! I learned all 46 hiragana syllables in about 3 weeks, and then it only takes about a day to get the dakuon and handakuon down, because its just a voiced change and adding two small lines or a circle. The yoon take even shorter since really it’s just a smaller version of ya, yu, or yo. This book is perfect for learning Hiragana! Kodansha always has great japanese learning books. I recommend the second one in this “series”, “Let’s Learn Katakana”. These are both great ways to learn Hiragana and Katakana (respectively).
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