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Kana From Zero!: Learn Japanese Hiragana and Katakana with integrated workbook. Paperback – December 1, 2014

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The lessons and techniques used in this book have been taught successfully for over fifteen years in classrooms throughout the world. Kana From Zero! is perfect for current students learning to read and write Japanese hiragana and katakana.
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George Trombley is a professional Japanese interpreter who over the past 16 years has interpreted for corporations such as Microsoft, IBM, NTT DoCoMo, Lucent Technologies, and in countries throughout North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. In addition to the "Japanese From Zero!" series and "Korean From Zero!" series George has consulted on Chinese, French, and Spanish language books.
Yukari Takenaka moved from Himeji, Japan to the United States, and taught Japanese for over 10 years while co-authoring custom lessons for students that eventually became the basis of the Japanese From Zero! book series. Prior to becoming an author, Yukari worked in Japan as a professional in the medical industry. She continues to write Japanese related materials to support her passion for teaching Japanese.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Learn From Zero; First Edition (December 1, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 222 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0989654583
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0989654586
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.44 x 0.5 x 9.69 inches
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Customers find this book helpful for learning Japanese kana. It provides practice writing the language in all forms, making it an excellent resource for those learning the language. They find the exercises engaging and fun, making learning kana enjoyable. The layout is clean and easy to understand, with attractive illustrations and memory aids. Overall, customers consider the book a valuable resource that offers good value for money.

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29 customers mention "Learning material"29 positive0 negative

Customers find the book helpful for learning Japanese hiragana and katakana. They say it provides practice writing the language in all forms of Japanese. The book is an excellent resource for learning kana, with an integrated workbook that helps you learn little by little. It's a great book for beginners, making it easy to remember hiragana.

"...This and other books in the series do an excellent job in helping to learn the language but also give you practice in writing the language in all..." Read more

"...best way to remember something is to use it frequently The writing portion is great because writing the letters our out makes it so much easier to..." Read more

"...Japanese from Zero videos on YouTube that are EXTREMELY detailed and helpful even if you don't use his book. I highly recommend you check them out." Read more

"...This was an excellent foundation for me, and gave the confidence to move forward with Japanese From Zero book 1...." Read more

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Customers find the book a good value.

"I like this book. It was really worth it. It has all Hiragina and Katakana for beginners like me...." Read more

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Customers find the book's activities engaging and fun. They say learning kana is made fun in this book. The exercises are included in each section for practice.

"...teaches you both alphabets in one book and Has PLENTY of fun exercises to cement the letters into your memory because the best way to remember..." Read more

"...the Hiragana and Katakana writing systems... There are lots of exercises in each section, so you can practice what you learn... It really is a great..." Read more

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Customers find the book's layout clean and easy to understand. They appreciate the illustrations and memory aids.

"...I really don't have any real criticism with this book. It's very clean in it's layout, and the subject matter is easy to understand...." Read more

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Excellent book! So amazing and helpful ! teaches you both alphabets in one book and Has PLENTY of fun exercises to cement the letters into your memory because the best way to remember something is to use it frequently The writing portion is great because writing the letters our out makes it so much easier to retain them in your memory there is also an answer key at the end of each chapter where you can check your answer and it is very helpful to reinforce what you have learned. learning kana is made very fun in this book, it is quite a useful resource Thank you for your hard work
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  • G-mama
    5.0 out of 5 stars Prefect Writing Practice
    Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2024
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    I used this book to keep my hiragana skills up while reviewing their level 1 book. It’s a good companion and highly recommend it.
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  • M.J. Rose
    5.0 out of 5 stars HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!
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    I cannot say enough good things about the Japanese books from this series and authors. I started using Rosetta Stone to learn Japanese, but was frustrated when Rosetta Stone did not explain why there were exceptions to sentence and word use. This and other books in the series do an excellent job in helping to learn the language but also give you practice in writing the language in all forms of Japanese alphabets. They are short chapters that can be done in 10-15minutes. I can't imagine using any other books at this point.
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  • Warda
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book , worth every penny
    Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2018
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    Excellent book! So amazing and helpful ! teaches you both alphabets in one book and Has PLENTY of fun exercises to cement the letters into your memory because the best way to remember something is to use it frequently The writing portion is great because writing the letters our out makes it so much easier to retain them in your memory there is also an answer key at the end of each chapter where you can check your answer and it is very helpful to reinforce what you have learned. learning kana is made very fun in this book, it is quite a useful resource Thank you for your hard work
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    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Excellent Book , worth every penny

    Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2018
    Excellent book! So amazing and helpful ! teaches you both alphabets in one book and Has PLENTY of fun exercises to cement the letters into your memory because the best way to remember something is to use it frequently The writing portion is great because writing the letters our out makes it so much easier to retain them in your memory there is also an answer key at the end of each chapter where you can check your answer and it is very helpful to reinforce what you have learned. learning kana is made very fun in this book, it is quite a useful resource Thank you for your hard work
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  • Kitsune
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great tool - get this to help learn kana
    Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2021
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    This book will definitely make you learn the kana and is suggested before you begin any Japanese course that uses kana (which any good one will do).

    My 12 year old son is working his way through this book. While it's not his favorite activity, it definitely is teaching him and give him pointers on what he's doing wrong. The chapters aren't too long and are self-reinforcing.

    The guy who makes these books (George something) has a ton of Japanese from Zero videos on YouTube that are EXTREMELY detailed and helpful even if you don't use his book. I highly recommend you check them out.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent Foundation For Learning Japanese
    Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2017
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    I had absolutely no self confidence about this before I started, but I decided to give learning Japanese a try. This was an excellent foundation for me, and gave the confidence to move forward with Japanese From Zero book 1. Sure, the two books overlap with many of the same vocabulary, but hey, repetitious practice only reinforces the learning. I have just finished JFZ book 1, and I'm looking forward to continuing this adventure with book 2.
    I really don't have any real criticism with this book. It's very clean in it's layout, and the subject matter is easy to understand. If you were as timid as I was, start here, and don't be afraid to take it slow.
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  • Mark
    4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book to Learn Hiragana and Katakana
    Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2017
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    When I realized I wanted to learn Japanese I bought a bunch of books and computer programs. They ended up sitting and collecting dust before I finally tried to dig into it all. I came to a conclusion very quickly, similar to one that hindered my ability to learn any other language that I've tried to learn--the books and programs go too fast for me. When chapter 1 of your book introduces 25 new characters, and expects you to have memorized them all by chapter 2, making progress seems really slow, because you now have to stop, spend time studying and recognizing them, before you can really move on, all while at the same time they are introducing vocab and grammar, and some cultural tidbits of information.

    I actually started reading Japanese from Zero first, and quickly stopped since the first part of that book was how to count in Japanese. My next attempt was with Human Japanese, and I made it several chapters into it when I realized I was treating it more like a video game of quickly learning some relevant information so I could get 5 stars on the quizzes and unlock the next chapter only not retain really any of that information. So that wasn't really working for me, luckily I remembered I also bought this book and started my third attempt at beginning to learn Japanese.

    So, I'm proud to say I've actually made it through the entire book. This was able to teach me hiragana and katakana to a point where I can now recognize all the characters as well as pronounce them (semi-reasonably well--ok, let's be honest, I'm probably butchering most of the words based on the pangs on my Japanese friends faces when I try to say something, but that's okay, I'll get better with more practice).

    So, if you are like me, and want to approach Japanese a little slower, and give yourself a head start when you pick up your first Japanese book on grammar, I highly recommend you pick up this book, along with some flash cards, and a Campus notepad and just take it slow. Do the exercises in the workbook, practice writing the characters, and drill yourself using some flashcards. The beauty of this book is how its structured. Each chapter contains a set of characters (sometimes with dakuten), so the usual bunch of characters you need to memorize are 10 per chapter. So it actually feels like you are making progress.

    Ok, so I did give this book 4 stars instead 5 because there are errors in the book. I'm lucky enough to have some Japanese friends to pester with questions, and there were several times that I sent them pics of some of the vocab examples and they were like, that's so not right, that's not how we say that (that ranged for everything from some examples of color, to the word no (ノー). There were also some printing mistakes, like when you get to lesson 9 in Hiragana, the box of characters doesn't tell you that the last character ろ is ro, or in the final chapter when learning katakana they give the example of the word fuse, which they spelled ヒュース but its actually spelled ヒューズ.

    Did these mistakes really hinder my ability to learn hiragana and katakana, no, but educational books shouldn't have obvious mistakes in them like these. So I still recommend the book, and I'm looking forward to going back and picking up Japanese from Zero and starting Human Japanese from the beginning since now I have learned both syllabaries and don't have to get bogged down learning too much at once.
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  • Alishas Arts
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
    Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2023
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    It helped me get back on track with my lessons and learning Japanese. Check out his YouTube videos!!!
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  • Steve
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good learning resource
    Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2021
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    This book is good for either learning or touching up your Hiragana or Katakana. It not only teaches you what the characters are it also shows the stroke order for writing quickly and explains the pronunciation to sound more natural. It also offers a good amount of practice words in it that can be used to expand your Japanese vocabulary.
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  • Celso
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ótimo livro
    Reviewed in Brazil on July 1, 2021
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    Ótimo produto
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  • Britney
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great workbook.
    Reviewed in Canada on April 19, 2021
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    It's a fun and comprehensive notebook for beginners.
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  • Ren
    5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and clear.
    Reviewed in Italy on October 15, 2022
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    The examples are just perfect, and so is the disposition of every element. Not boring at all; by far it is the most useful book I found to learn hiragana and katakana.
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    Simple and clear.

    Reviewed in Italy on October 15, 2022
    The examples are just perfect, and so is the disposition of every element. Not boring at all; by far it is the most useful book I found to learn hiragana and katakana.
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  • Jake
    5.0 out of 5 stars Must have!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2020
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    For what this book is meant for, it helps and does its job! It specifically aims in helping people learn the kana which will be needed for if you plan to go to Japan as things are more likely to be in kana in oppose to being written in Romaji so this is a must have to learn!
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  • BrewsJonz
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in Japan on December 14, 2024
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    Easy to get understand and learn
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