First volume of Tobira: Beginning Japanese, a textbook aimed at beginning-level students with no prior knowledge of Japanese. The Tobira method offers a comprehensive learning of the language and all units include sections dedicated to grammar, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, conversation, vocabulary and kanji.This volume is divided into 10 units and a 0 lesson in which the student will learn the syllabaries hiragana and katakana and the basic principles of grammar and pronunc...

Minna no Nihongo has been a long-selling classic textbook of Japanese. Now the series has been reborn in this 2nd edition, with the vocabulary and conversational settings being revised, and a CD of the dialogues and exercises included with the book.

As the workbook for use with the new second edition of Minna no Nihongo, the vocabulary and practice exercises have been changed to meet revisions to the main text. On page 2 of each chapter, there are now review questions and comprehensive review question sections after so many chapters. The book can be used for homework, reviewing or placement tests.

This is the workbook for use with Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I Dai 2-Han Honsatsu (Minna no Nihongo Elementary I Second Edition Main Text). The book basically reviews what has been studied in each lesson. On page 2 of each chapter, there are review questions, and comprehensive review question sections are set after so many chapters. The book can be used for homework, reviewing or placement tests.

With this book, learners can confirm the meaning and content of Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I Dai 2-Han Honsatsu (Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I Second Edition - Main Text) in English. This book is very useful when learners are studying by themselves, particularly for class preparation or for reviewing what has been studied in class, or when the instructor does not have time to introduce new vocabulary. Learning efficiency will improve if the learner looks up the vocabulary before class.

At the beginn...

This is the translation and grammar notes to be used with Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I Dai 2-Han Honsatsu (Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I Second Edition - Main Text). Changes in vocabulary and to the text in the second edition of the main text have been incorporated into this book. Each chapter has the following sections: Vocabulary; Translation of the Sentence Patterns, Example Sentences and Conversation; and Grammar Explanation.

This kanji textbook is designed for use with Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I Second Edition Main Text. With this book, the learner studies how to use, read and write kanji through the concept of learning via the use of known words in familiar contexts, rather than by simply memorising kanji and learning how to write them.

A total of 536 kanji are studied in the two books in this series (220 kanji in this book and 316 in book two), covering the kanji required for the N4 and N3 levels of the Japanese...