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**NOTE: This version of the book is black and white** The main goal of this book is to help those who are studying Japanese as a second language. For this reason, the book is centered on a specific Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) level. This second book, of the Japanese Kanji Mnemonics Series, focuses on the next 181 Japanese characters (kanji) found on the N4 level test and it assumes the reader has knowledge of the two Japanese alphabets (Hiragana and Katakana) as well as the 103 kanji required for the JLPT N5. In order to start using this book, please follow the following steps: 1. THE FRONT PAGE: a. Flashcard Style: The book is recommended to be used as flashcards. Therefore, the student will find the kanji mnemonic on the front page and the kanji information on the other side. b. Mnemonic: The drawings have been made to match the characters' radicals, elements and history as much as possible. In the cases where this was not possible, I just tried to make it easy to remember. However, creativity from the reader is also highly encouraged. 2. THE REVERSE PAGE: a. Common Meaning(s): The student will find the meanings that are most appropriate for the N4 level. b. Sentence: a sentence to help remember the kanji better and that also creates a story that can be used as a mnemonic device. Each sentence was formed by breaking down the kanji into different elements for easy memorization. The elements are can be radicals, components, kanji or hanzi.

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This book can be used as flash cards and continue the simple, practical approach to learning kanji that was introduced in Japanese Kanji Mnemonics JLPT N5. It provides not only the meaning and stroke order for each kanji but also writing exercises, examples, and sentences to help you memorize the kanji more effectively. If you are looking for an easy but comprehensive kanji book, this book is for you! --Yumi McCarthy, Japanese Professor at NCC

"""This book can be used as flash cards and continue the simple, practical approach to learning kanji that was introduced in Japanese Kanji Mnemonics JLPT N5. It provides not only the meaning and stroke order for each kanji but also writing exercises, examples, and sentences to help you memorize the kanji more effectively. If you are looking for an easy but comprehensive kanji book, this book is for you!"" --Yumi McCarthy, Japanese Professor at NCC"

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