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# The Complete Guide to Japanese Kanji: (JLPT All Levels) Remembering and Understanding the 2,136 Standard Characters

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desertcart.com: The Complete Guide to Japanese Kanji: (JLPT All Levels) Remembering and Understanding the 2,136 Standard Characters: 9784805311707: Seely, Christopher, Henshall, Kenneth G.: Books

Review: A Wonderful Reference Tool- and Great Fun As Well ! - My Japanese is VERY limited and it is quite daunting to learn, though way easier than Mandarin, having a fine book like this does a lot to spark my interest. Tuttle's Complete Guide To Japanese Kanji is a comprehensive book of essential Japanese characters including a limited chart of katakana and hiragana, but really more focused on the Kanji, complete with history, etymology, stroke order, word usage and mnemonic tricks. Filled with tons of information, this is completely fascinating, also lots of fun to read and is one of my favourite Japanese books. Not a dictionary but more of a catalogue of Kanji, so having a Japanese dictionary as well is necessary- luckily, Tuttle's Concise Japanese Dictionary is excellent. I am very impressed by Tuttle's Japanese and Chinese books, and also recommend the similar Reading and Writing Chinese for Mandarin, if you have both you'll see the Chinese roots of many Japanese characters. Also recommended their Japanese Stories and Japanese Folklore For Language Learners, a bit advanced, but a fine set of simply told traditional tales in bilingual format with vocabulary and cultural word lists.
Review: Great for those who love etymology - I absolutely love knowing the origin of words, and this book does a great job of explaining how the kanji came to be and the best ways to remember it. Considering there are a lot of kanji to cover, I like how well-organized and easy to read it is. However, I would use this more like a study tool rather than translations as it can be hard to find the word/kanji you're looking for quickly. There's a glossary in the back to help make finding them a bit easier, but not enough for on-the-fly translations, like if you were trying to read a poster in a store. Lastly, for those who are mindful of JLPT levels, this book is great as all the kanji are labeled and organized by their JLPT level.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #668,374 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #316 in Alphabet Reference #566 in Vocabulary Books #1,169 in Foreign Dictionaries & Thesauruses |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (466) |
| Dimensions  | 6 x 1.4 x 9 inches |
| Edition  | Bilingual |
| ISBN-10  | 4805311703 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-4805311707 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 704 pages |
| Publication date  | March 22, 2016 |
| Publisher  | Tuttle Publishing |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Wonderful Reference Tool- and Great Fun As Well !
*by A***Y on November 1, 2022*

My Japanese is VERY limited and it is quite daunting to learn, though way easier than Mandarin, having a fine book like this does a lot to spark my interest. Tuttle's Complete Guide To Japanese Kanji is a comprehensive book of essential Japanese characters including a limited chart of katakana and hiragana, but really more focused on the Kanji, complete with history, etymology, stroke order, word usage and mnemonic tricks. Filled with tons of information, this is completely fascinating, also lots of fun to read and is one of my favourite Japanese books. Not a dictionary but more of a catalogue of Kanji, so having a Japanese dictionary as well is necessary- luckily, Tuttle's Concise Japanese Dictionary is excellent. I am very impressed by Tuttle's Japanese and Chinese books, and also recommend the similar Reading and Writing Chinese for Mandarin, if you have both you'll see the Chinese roots of many Japanese characters. Also recommended their Japanese Stories and Japanese Folklore For Language Learners, a bit advanced, but a fine set of simply told traditional tales in bilingual format with vocabulary and cultural word lists.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for those who love etymology
*by A***R on November 18, 2025*

I absolutely love knowing the origin of words, and this book does a great job of explaining how the kanji came to be and the best ways to remember it. Considering there are a lot of kanji to cover, I like how well-organized and easy to read it is. However, I would use this more like a study tool rather than translations as it can be hard to find the word/kanji you're looking for quickly. There's a glossary in the back to help make finding them a bit easier, but not enough for on-the-fly translations, like if you were trying to read a poster in a store. Lastly, for those who are mindful of JLPT levels, this book is great as all the kanji are labeled and organized by their JLPT level.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book for kanji etymologies
*by A***R on December 12, 2016*

This book summarizes the origins of all 2136 Joyo Kanji required for learning Japanese. It also provides a short mnemonic for each character. The consensus of advice I got was to use this book as a supplement to the Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Course, which has a better learning order and mnemonic system but doesn’t have much information about etymologies. KKLC organizes all the Joyo Kanji in a logical learning order with an efficient system for remembering each kanji and its main vocabulary, while this book gives you thorough background information that adds another dimension to your learning. With these two books for kanji, plus a good textbook like Nakama, plus Rikai-kun/chan/sama, the Makino grammar books and some kind of reading material, you are in good shape to teach yourself how to read Japanese. You can’t really teach yourself kanji from this book by itself, because you would learn the characters in a mostly random order with no blueprint. Also the mnemonics are not always very helpful, and don’t add up to a structured and consistent system (this is where KKLC is in a class by itself). Still, I like that the mnemonics in this book provide a different perspective, with some useful insights that KKLC doesn’t have. Some people might find the etymologies a bit too much, since they go into discussions of different academic interpretations of where a character came from and how it developed over time. Personally I like having access to this information, even if it’s mostly just for curiosity. Although most of the etymologies are not easy to apply for mnemonic purposes, many of them are interesting in themselves. Also they can be very helpful for understanding the nuances of a kanji, which you can't get from a dictionary. The etymologies cram in a lot of information and citations, but they’re written in a compact style, as are the mnemonics. I like how neither talks down to you or wastes your time with silly nonsense or cuteness. To get the most value out of this book, use it as a reference book rather than as a textbook. Be purposeful in drawing out the information that helps you, and ignore the rest.

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