Remembering the Kanji by James Heisig

[Firipinjin]

:) I've been studying japanese (on and off) for about 3 years now. I would say my speaking skill is low-intermediate but my kanji reading skill is definitely basic (I do know katakana and hiragana quite well). A british friend of mine suggested James Heisig's book called 'Remembering the Kanji'. I recently bought vol. 1 of Mr. Heisig's book and started learning his approach. Of all the japanese books I have at home, I found Mr. Heisig's method the easiest to understand in terms of learning how to read kanji. A full review is available here: http://www.kanjiclinic.com/reviewheisigwiig.htm which also includes, for free, the first 125 pages of volume 1.

Note: Wala akong kinalaman kay Mr. Heisig o sa kanyang publisher. Gusto ko lang i-suggest yung book niya doon sa mga nag-aaral magbasa ng kanji. On average, I have learned and is learning about 10 kanji's a day (which can translate to about 300 kanji's a month...and if I continue to religiously study his approach, I can learn more than 2,000 kanji's by December this year when I hope to pass 1-kyuu or 2-kyuu).

[Panzar327]

nice post firipinjin,itry ko itong kanji na ito..nag aaral din kasi akong sumulat ng kanji at magbasa,bale bumibili ako ng books pa,itry ko ito,mukhang maganda dahil my explanation..:)

[Firipinjin]

Hindi ka magsisisi panzar. I know of at least 2 gaijins who used this approach by Heisig. One passed the 1-kyuu and the other the 2-kyuu. The book has a second volume where Heisig teaches the onyomi and the kunyomi.

isshyou ni ganbarimasyou!!

[wes]

yes i agree na this is a nice book.... i dont have the actual book but i have the Ebook in pdf format.....lahat ng explanation is madaling intindihin.... sa ngayon lang is ang problema is ang nag rereview walang oras para mag review:(

[pinkpooh29]

ang ganda naman po nito madaling maintindihan at hindi masakit sa ulo:D :D beginner palang po ako.. salamat poh i print ko na lang muna toh.. :) tnx again..

[greatbarrier]

nice post!

i'll check that book here in ph...this might be a useful reference to me...i'll be formally studying nihongo this june, elementary japanese 1 & some kanji is part of the program.

thanks, firipinjin :))

[tokyoboi2]

the method of heisig is so easy to understand// i just started practicing and it really works// its easy to memorize// keep going mga kababayanan// let us practice kanji through this method, napakadali syang matutunan//

[pro2v5]

yes i agree na this is a nice book.... i dont have the actual book but i have the Ebook in pdf format.....lahat ng explanation is madaling intindihin.... sa ngayon lang is ang problema is ang nag rereview walang oras para mag review:(


sir, baka pwedeng makahingi ng copy ng ebook nyo regarding Mr. Heisig's book called 'Remembering the Kanji'....:D

pm ko n lng ung email add ko sa inyo. thanks in advance....

[josephsoliman]

Those who are beginner and want to study basic Kanji pwede nyo rin i-try "Basic Kanji Book"vol.1 by Chieko kano,Yuri Shimizu,Hiroko Takenaka and Eriko Ishii.Bonjinsha co.ltd.(bale red yong color ng book)Sa hiragana and Katakana naman if you are beginner "minna no nihonggo"I assure you it will help u a lot.