Essential Kanji
2,000 Basic Japanese Characters Systematically Arranged for Learning and Reference
| Author | P.G. O'Neill |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Weatherhill |
| Category | Kanji learning - Joyo kanji |
| ISBNs | 0834802228 [COPAC, Webcatplus, Wikipedia] |
| 0834800829 [COPAC, Webcatplus, Wikipedia] |
Review by Ben Bullock
Kanji learning book covering the Jouyou and some of the jinmei kanji sets with a total of about 2000 characters. Gives both modern and old-fashioned handwritten forms and printed forms with some compounds. The choice of compounds is deliberately obscure in order to increase the student's ... read more
Review by Allen Childs (MistaKefka)
Covers all of the Joyo Kanji plus some, and it pretty good. It's not near as in depth as Henshall's book, as it doesn't have historical meaning, mnemonics, etc. but it does have stroke order, readings, compounds, good definitons, etc. and is very cheap and compact. You'll outgrow this quicker than Henshall's, but it's still nice in its own way.