Teach Yourself Beginner's Japanese Script - an introduction to reading and writing Japanese
By Helen Gilhooly
This is a good introduction for people who want to be able to read and write Japanese without using roumaji.It gives a good overview of the Japanese written language, and introduces both syllabaries (hiragana and katakana) and the characters of Chinese origin (kanji).
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