BOOKS
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GENKI I
"An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese"
*TMJ Top Recommendation*
Level
Beginner/N5
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
Y
Our Rating
5/5
GENKI I WORKBOOK
"An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese"
Level
Beginner/N5
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
Y
Our Rating
5/5
GENKI II
"An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese"
*TMJ Top Reccomendation*
Level
Beginner/N5/N4
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
Y
Our Rating
5/5
GENKI II WORKBOOK
"An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese"
Level
Beginner/N5/N4
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
Y
Our Rating
5/5
NAKAMA 1
Nakama is a beginner to Intermediate textbook series for Japanese. It covers a variety of topics and includes culture lessons.
Level
Beginner/N5
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
Y
Our Rating
4/5
NAKAMA 2
Nakama is a beginner to Intermediate textbook Series for Japanese. It covers a variety of topics and includes culture lessons.
Level
Intermediate/N4
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
Y
Our Rating
4/5
KODANSHA'S HIRAGANA WORKBOOK
"A Step-by-Step Approach to Basic Japanese Writing"
*TMJ Top Reccomendation*
Level
Beginner/N5
Kanji
Vocab
N
Y
Grammar
N
Our Rating
5/5
KODANSHA'S KATAKANA WORKBOOK
"A Step-by-Step Approach to Basic Japanese Writing"
*TMJ Top Recommendation*
Level
Beginner/N5
Kanji
Vocab
N
Y
Grammar
N
Our Rating
5/5
JAPANESE HIRAGANA AND KATAKANA FOR BEGINNERS
"The Method That's Helped Thousands in the U.S. and Japan Learn Japanese Successfully"
Level
Beginner/N5
Kanji
Vocab
N
Y
Grammar
N
Our Rating
4/5
LEARNING JAPANESE HIRAGANA AND KATAKANA
"A Workbook for Self-Study"
*Bonus Pronunciation Practice
Level
Beginner/N5
Kanji
Vocab
N
Y
Grammar
N
Our Rating
5/5
JAPANESE SYLLABARY - HIRAGANA
"WIth Stroke Order Diagrams and Example Words"
Level
Beginner/N5
Kanji
Vocab
N
Y
Grammar
N
Our Rating
5/5
JAPANESE SYLLABARY - KATAKANA
"WIth Stroke Order Diagrams and Example Words"
Level
Beginner/N5
Kanji
Vocab
N
Y
Grammar
N
Our Rating
5/5
LET'S LEARN HIRAGANA
"First Book of Basic Japanese Writing"
Level
Beginner/N5
Kanji
Vocab
N
Y
Grammar
N
Our Rating
4/5
LET'S LEARN KATAKANA
"Second Book of Basic Japanese Writing"
Level
Beginner/N5
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
Y
Our Rating
4/5
THE KODANSHA KANJI LEARNER'S COURSE
"A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering 2300 Characters"
*TMJ Top Recommendation*
Level
ALL LEVELS
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
N
Our Rating
5/5
REMEMBERING THE KANJI 1
"A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters"
Level
ALL LEVELS
Kanji
Vocab
Y
N
Grammar
N
Our Rating
3/5
THE KODANSHA KANJI LEARNER'S DICTIONARY
"Revised and Expanded"
Level
ALL LEVELS
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
N
Our Rating
5/5
JAPANESE KANJI FOR BEGINNERS
"The Method That's Helped Thousands in the U.S. and Japan Learn Japanese Successfully"
Level
Beginner/N5/N4
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
N
Our Rating
4/5
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO JAPANESE KANJI
"Remembering and Understanding the 2,136 Standard Characters"
Level
ALL LEVELS
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
N
Our Rating
3/5
Basic Kanji Book 1
Contains 500 Kanji
*TMJ Top Recommendation*
Level
Beginner/N5/N4
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
N
Our Rating
5/5
Basic Kanji Book 2
Contains 500 Kanji
*TMJ Top Recommendation*
Level
Intermediate/N4/N3
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
N
Our Rating
5/5
TOBIRA
"Gateway to Advanced Japanese"
*TMJ Top Reccomendation*
Level
Upper Intermediate/N3
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
Y
Our Rating
5/5
TOBIRA POWER UP YOUR KANJI
Contains 800 Kanji
*TMJ Top Recommendation*
Level
Upper Intermediate/N3
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
N
Our Rating
5/5
TOBIRA GRAMMAR POWER
"Exercises for Mastery"
*TMJ Top Recommendation*
Level
Upper Intermediate/N3
Kanji
Vocab
N
Y
Grammar
Y
Our Rating
5/5
MINNA NO NIHONGO BK. I
*WARNING* Completely in Japanese. If you don't like it you have to purchase a translation manual separately.
Level
Beginner/N5
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
Y
Our Rating
4.5/5
MINNANO NIHONGO BK. II
*WARNING* Completely in Japanese. If you don't like it you have to purchase a translation manual separately.
Level
Beginner/N5/N4
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
Y
Our Rating
4.5/5
NIHONGO SOU MATOME N3 COLLECTION
Really great practice for the JLPT.
*TMJ Top Recommendation*
Level
Intermediate/N3
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
Y
Our Rating
5/5
NIHONGO SOU MATOME N2 COLLECTION
Really great practice for the JLPT.
*TMJ Top Recommendation*
Level
Advanced/N2
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
Y
Our Rating
5/5
NIHONGO SOU MATOME N1 COLLECTION
Really great practice for the JLPT.
*TMJ Top Recommendation*
Level
Near fluent/N1
Kanji
Vocab
Y
Y
Grammar
Y
Our Rating
5/5
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