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JAPANESE
KANJI
MADE EASY
JAPANESE
KANJI
MADE EASY
LEARN 1000 KANJI AND KANA THE FUN AND EASY WAY
Michael L. Kluemper
TUTTLE Publishing
Tokyo | Rutland, Vermont | Singapore
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Copyright © 2015 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
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The Tuttle Story:
“Books to Span the East and West”
Many people are surprised to learn that the world’s leading publisher of books on Asia had humble beginnings in the tiny American state of Vermont. The company’s founder, Charles E. Tuttle, belonged to a New England family steeped in publishing.
Immediately after WWII, Tuttle served in Tokyo under General Douglas MacArthur and was tasked with reviving the Japanese publishing industry. He later founded the Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Company, which thrives today as one of the world’s leading independent publishers.
Though a westerner, Tuttle was hugely instrumental in bringing a knowledge of Japan and Asia to a world hungry for information about the East. By the time of his death in 1993, Tuttle had published over 6,000 books on Asian culture, history and art—a legacy honored by the Japanese emperor with the “Order of the Sacred Treasure,” the highest tribute Japan can bestow upon a non-Japanese.
With a backlist of 1,500 titles, Tuttle Publishing is more active today than at any time in its past—inspired by Charles Tuttle’s core mission to publish fine books to span the East and West and provide a greater understanding of each.
CONTENTS
The Kana: Hiragana and Katakana
CHAPTER 1
Numbers
Colors
CHAPTER 2
Person
Good
Family
Woman and Child
Man on the Move
CHAPTER 3
Self
Body
Mouth
Eye and Ear
Heart and Blood
Hand and Foot
CHAPTER 4
Stride
Stand and Stop
Sliding
Power
Say
Directions
CHAPTER 5
Rice and Tree
Fancy Tree
Bamboo
Grass
Rain
Seasons
CHAPTER 6
Cow and Pig
Horse and Sheep
Dog, Bear, and Fur
Bird and Fish
Shellfish
Bugs and Meat
CHAPTER 7
Sun
Time
Moon
Fire
Metal