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• Cover
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• Icons Used in This Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Chapter 1: Wrapping Your Head around Japanese Writing and Pronunciation
• Brief History of Three Writing Scripts: Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana
• Pronouncing Japanese Sounds
• Making Variations of Sounds
• When to Use Kanji
• Chapter 2: Exploring the Nature of Japanese Kanji
• Getting to Know the Four Types of Kanji
• On’yomi versus Kun’yomi Readings
• What Are Kanji Radicals?
• Positions of Radicals
• Writing Kanji
• Chapter 3: 105 Characters
• ICHI/hito
• NI/futa
• SAN/mi
• SHI/yon
• GO/itsu
• ROKU/mu
• SHICHI/nana
• HACHI/ya
• KYŪ, KU/kokono
• JŪ/tō
• HYAKU/momo
• SEN/chi
• MAN, BAN/yorozu
• NIN, JIN/hito
• JO, NYO/on’na
• DAN/otoko
• KOU, KU/kuchi
• MOKU, BOKU/me
• JI/mimi
• SHU/te
• SHIN/kokoro
• JŌ, SHŌ/ue, a(garu), nobo(ru)
• GE, KA/shita, sa(garu), o(riru)
• ZEN/mae
• GO, KŌ/ato, nochi, ushi(ro)
• GAI/soto
• NAI/uchi
• CHŪ/naka
• HOKU/kita
• SAI, SEI/nishi
• NAN/minami
• TŌ/higashi
• NICHI, JITSU/hi
• GATSU, GETSU/tsuki
• DO/tsuchi
• KA/hi
• SUI/mizu
• FŪ, PU/kaze
• SAN/yama
• SEN/kawa
• KAI/umi
• DEN/ta
• BOKU, MOKU/ki, ko
• KON,KIN/ima
• CHŌ/asa
• YA/yo, yoru
• KEN/inu
• BYŌ/neko
• GYŪ/ushi
• GYO/sakana, uo
• NIKU
• KA/hana
• BO/haha
• FU/chichi
• KEI, KYŌ/ani
• SHI/ane
• DAI, DE, TEI/otōto
• SHI, SU/ko
• YŪ/tomo
• KŌ/taka(i)
• DAI, TAI/ō(kii)
• SHŌ/chī(sai), o, ko
• EN/maru(i)
• KIN/chika(i)
• EN/tō(i)
• KŌ,GYŌ/i(ku)
• KEN/mi(ru)
• MON/kado
• MON, BUN/ki(ku)
• GEN, GON/i(u)
• BAI/ka(u)
• BAI/u(ru)
• BUTSU, MOTSU/mono
• SHUTSU, SUI/de(ru), da(su)
• NYŪ/hai(ru)
• HON/moto
• KOKU/kuni
• TEN/mise
• SHO/ka(ku)
• CHA, SA
• JI/toki
• JI/tera
• SHI/kami
• SHŌ, SEI/i(kiru), u(mareru), u(mu)
• NEN/toshi
• MEI, MYŌ/na
• YŪ/a(ru)
• KŌ/hikari, hika(ru)
• DŌ/michi
• KŪ/kara, sora
• KŌ/minato
• SHIN, JIN/kami
• SHA, JA/yashiro
• KŌ, KU/takumi
• GAKU/mana(bu)
• JI/aza
• KAI, E
• BYŌ/ega(ku), ka(ku)
• JŪ/su(mu)
• SHO/tokoro
• BAN
• HAKU/shiro
• KOKU/kuro
• SEKI/aka
• SEI/ao
• Appendix: Blank Grids for Extra Practice
• About the Author
• Connect with Dummies
• End User License Agreement