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 Welcome

Here you can find a wide ranging overview of the Japanese writing system. Romaji, kana (hiragana and katakana), punctuation symbols and kanji are covered with as much useful info as you are likely to need, in a condensed form without indulging in the more boring details about them.

If you want to learn to read and write Japanese kanji, hiragana and katakana for the GCSE exam or JLPT 4 test then please download this free book on Japanese script, its the only one which is dedicated to GCSE and it also covers all JLPT4 kanji. (Left click link to view in browser; the file is big and may take a minute or so)

The site is currently being compiled. If you stumble across this you are welcome as one of the first few to see it; if you wish to be the first to get the full draft of the book you are requested to please email me at guy@studioqu.com with questions or reservations and I’ll give you a discount! 30 Dec 2007

Emergency Passport _* Japanese Script
What’s different about it?

Students learning Japanese will be astounded at the massive acceleration in learning which can be achieved through this book on basic Japanese script. The work is the result one Japanese language student who seeks to tame the complexity evident in many study resources; Japanese writing is made as simple as possible to learn, but no simpler!

You will use the latest ‘accelerated learning’ and memory optimization techniques to help fast track your progress, working with cues words and short memorable mnemonics which tie in ‘kun’ and ‘on’ pronunciations, English meanings and written appearance for all kana and 250+ kanji that are covered.

You will cover hiragana, katakana and then basic kanji in the JLPT level 4 Section, carefully ordered so you never encounter unfamiliar sub components. The GCSE Section takes you through remaining kanji on the British GCSE syllabus. After about 16 hours of kanji activities, you will have over 250 glyphs under your belt, which are so well used you will recognize around half the characters used in a newspaper.

There are many kanji learning resources which simply introduce kanji, but hardly any really focus on how to remember all the squiggles which comprise the symbols. In this kanji learning book you are walked right into the characters and offered a memorable structure to link up the shape, meaning and readings of a kanji.

All examples use an exclusive script, designed to make Japanese easier on the ‘Western mind’, and differentiate between ‘on’ and ‘kun’ kanji readings or hiragana and katakana scripts.  Supplementary icons clearly communicate word context while cutting the verbiage.  Pretty much all examples use the kanji presented inside Section 1, so once you have learnt these, you will not see pollution of vocabulary by unfamiliar kanji.

If you are serious about Japanese and need to fast-track your progress for this years GCSE or JLPT tests, then the Emergency Passport is intended for you. It is especially geared to English speaking students with link-words and cues built on the creative use of the language and using what is already familiar to you.  The kanji book is offered in various formats to enable you to pick it up at a price which suits you; it should cost you less than a single hours tuition, and it’s sure to save you many hours study time.

Few other resources cover hiragana, katakana and common kanji in one volume. Those which do offer a wide range, often lack the depth required to really fix new characters in the mind. There are some great resources available, some focus on the shape, others on etymology others on components, and many promote learning by rewriting; but if you want more than a partial picture, then bag an ‘Emergency passport’ while you can. At this time the material is only available directly from the author on this site.

Naturally the value of any study book is not in its cost or its weight but how much it helps the reader to learn. With this in mind I would welcome your opinions with a view to future editions, or if you have any suggestions concerning this website please get in touch.

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