Nota: esta é a segunda edição do Basic Kanji Book Vol. 2 New Edition, que substitui o livro com o ISBN 9784893588838. A única alteração em relação à edição anterior é que alguns exercícios ou traduções foram modificados; o conteúdo geral (número de kanji, exercícios, capítulos, etc.) mantém-se igual. A capa também é a mesma, exceto a indicação «Segunda edição».
Segunda edição deste livro clássico entre os estudantes de japonês para estudar kanji. É a segunda parte do curso básico que ensina 500 caracteres (este volume ensina 250).
Principais características do livro:
- Explicação da origem dos kanji.
- Desenhos didáticos para explicar o significado dos caracteres.
- Leituras kun e on.
- Muitos exercícios variados para pôr em prática o que se aprendeu.
- Soluções de todos os exercícios.
Descrição e prefácio em inglês (comuns aos volumes 1 e 2):
Basic Kanji Book Volume 1 & 2
These books are really textbooks just for learning kanji. Each lesson covers about 10 characters and begins with a section called 'About the kanji' which gives interesting background on the kanji you are about to learn. Next comes writing and reading lessons for each kanji. Lastly, there is a longer reading section followed by a game or some quiz.
From the Preface:
In the field of Japanese language education, memorizing Kanji has largely been entrusted to the students' individual efforts. It goes without saying that a good command of Kanji is necessary to read and write Japanese, and it takes time and persistence to reach the level where students can read and write Kanji fluently. These books have been designed with this in mind and aim to teach Kanji both systematically and effectively.
In these texts, Kanji are examined according to the following five features:
- Kanji with complicated shapes
- Kanji comprised of several components
- Independent characters which both express a meaning by themselves and play an important role in forming other words
- The combination of Kanji and Hiragana or Katakana in written language
- Characters with several different readings and meanings
Instead of memorizing Kanji merely as they show up, these books introduce their origin systematically and show how these characters are used in combination with other Kanji to form words often seen in daily life. Students are expected to be able to read and write the basic 500 Kanji by the end of this course.
