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Remembering the Kana
A GUIDE TO READING AND WRITING THE
JAPANESE SYLLABARIES IN 3 HOURS EACH
Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 3rd edition, 2007. $15.00 |
Based
on the same principles of imaginative memory emploed in the best-selling
series Remembering the Kanji, Remembering the Kana combines methods
for learning hiragana and katakana in a single volume. (The Katakana part
was prepared in collaboration with and .)
Though its self-teaching methods are not for everyone,
and are virtually useless in a classroom setting, students from around
the world have testified that the claim it makes—to help you to learn
the Japanese syllabaries in 3 hours each—is justified.
| "If English is your
native language and you're at least a teenager or older, I think this
is the fastest method to learn Hiragana. I struggled for many years
trying to memorize Hiragana. I really was convinced I would never
learn it. With this book and spending less than one hour a day for
three days on the lessons, I can honestly say I really LEARNED to
read and write Hiragana. My friends and family are truely amazed." |
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for three years with the Japanese syllabry, only to accidentally find
this book and finish in three hours. It uses a uniques approach that
I have been trying to find for years.'" |
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"Fantastisch. Besser
geht es nicht mehr. Heisig erstellt ein Bild für jedes Symbol
aus dem Hiragana/Katakana und verbindet ein Wort damit das der Silbe
entspricht. Auf diese Art kann man tatsächlich innerhalb kürzester
Zeit das Kana erlernen. Der einzige Nachteil ist, das Heisig die amerikanische
Ausprache der Worte benutzt, so ist es nicht wirklich einsichtig für
einen nicht Nativespeaker warum die Silbe 'a' ausgesprochen werden
sollte wie das Wort 'on'. Ich habe es mit Hilfe dieses Buches geschafft,
das Kana innerhalb lediglich einer Woche zu lernen."
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James W.HEISIG
is a permanent research fellow of the
Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture.
Helmut MORSBACH
is a social psychologist who has been involved with the study
of Japanese for most of his academic career. Now retired, he
continues to work on "Seminars for Intellectual Pleasure"
with his wife, Kazue.
Kasue KUREBAYASHI
completed graduate studies in Comparative Education at the University
of Glasgow and has extensive experience in teaching English
and Japanese.
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How to
order from Japan or abroad
Errata in 2nd edition
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