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Kanji Idioms
Learn four-character compounds
Authors George Wallace, Kayoko Kimiya
SeriesPower Japanese
CategoryIdioms and proverbs
ISBN4770019432 [COPAC, Webcatplus, Wikipedia]

Review by Charles Eicher

An introduction to yojijukugo, which are kanji compounds made from 4 characters. Many yojijukugo are drawn from classical Japanese and Chinese, and these are explained with short cultural lessons. This book would probably be most useful at advanced levels.


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