Japanese Character Writing for Dummies

Practice your way to writing 105 JAPANESE CHARACTERS with stroke-by stroke instructions and plenty of space to practice!
Write and recognize 105 basic kanji characters
More than 128 million people speak Japanese. The first step toward becoming one of them is learning to write the kanji characters that make up this ancient language, and here's the perfect place to start! Although Japanese is considered one of the most complicated writing systems, this step-by-step guide makes it easy to start writing these characters and provides an initial understanding of the language. You'll find examples of how each kanji is used, the order for drawing the lines, space to practice, and much more.
Inside... - Discover the origins of kanji script - Find out how characters are structured - Understand line order - Grasp hiragana annotations - Explore kanji compounds - Practice writing each character - Learn various pronunciations

Hiroko Chiba, PhD, is professor of Japanese at DePauw University, where she teaches all levels of Japanese language and directs the Japanese language program.
Vincent Grépinet is the author of the French language editions of Japanese For Dummies and Korean For Dummies.