Japanese For Busy People I

Review by Javantea
Sept 9, 2021

Japanese for Busy People I cover

Made for beginners, this 1995 book by AJALT is boring, formal, and slow. The fact that is uses hiragana and katakana instead of kanji is a major limitation. Compared to courses made since 2010, this is more historically valuable than the price of the book. I finished this textbook despite being far beyond its material level in a matter of months of podcasts because I wanted the easy stuff to be very solid in my head -- listen, read, and think. Because it has to start at such a low level, it might be good for people who have trouble with the alternatives. But to get a substantial handle on Japanese, one will need more than this book can teach. What does it teach?

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Learning to Read and Write Kanji Row 31

As with other posts in this series, this is the results of a test I took today, Thursday, Aug 26th, 2021.

kanji test row 31

州 亡 死 湖 典 召 店 果 様 延 活 泳 着 代 増 容 発 阪 温 引 菜 絡 魚 東 植

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Learning to Read and Write Kanji Row 30

As with other posts in this series, this is the results of a test I took today, Friday, Aug 20th, 2021.

kanji test row 30

任 札 表 冷 責 貿 九 卒 嫌 務 棚 選 二 奥 商 行 元 受 押 易 担 拾 糸 育

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Learning to Read and Write Kanji Row 29

As with other posts in this series, this is the results of a test I took today, Friday, Aug 13th, 2021.

kanji test row 29

窓 遊 季 赤 怖 句 続 性 具 君 事 場 痛 低 打 音 号 寂 嬉 配 承 万 疲 顔 節 越 専 最 戸 接

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