--- product_id: 8500813 title: "Japanese Kanji & Kana: A Complete Guide to the Japanese Writing System" price: "€ 37.49" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/8500813-japanese-kanji-and-kana-a-complete-guide-to-the-japanese store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # Japanese Kanji & Kana: A Complete Guide to the Japanese Writing System **Price:** € 37.49 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Japanese Kanji & Kana: A Complete Guide to the Japanese Writing System - **How much does it cost?** € 37.49 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/8500813-japanese-kanji-and-kana-a-complete-guide-to-the-japanese) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description "One of the best modern texts. Highly recommended." — The Japan Times Complete, compact and authoritative—this Japanese language book provides all the information needed to learn kanji and kana, including the 92 hiragana and katakana phonetic symbols (known collectively as Japanese Kana) and the 2,136 standard Joyo Kanji characters that every Japanese person learns in school. This new and thoroughly revised edition reflects recent changes made to the official Joyo kanji list by the Japanese government. The kana and kanji are presented efficiently and systematically which helps you learn them quickly and retain what you have learned to improve your mastery of the Japanese language. The ability to read Japanese and write Japanese is an essential skill for any student and will build on their previous knowledge and improve their overall capacity to learn Japanese. A concise index allows you to look up the Kanji in three different ways (so the book also serves as a Japanese Kanji dictionary) and extra spaces are provided to allow you to practice writing Japanese. Japanese Kanji and Kana contains: All 2,136 official Joyo kanji with readings and definitions. Characters are graded by their JLPT examination levels. Up to 5 useful vocabulary compounds for each kanji. Brush and pen cursive forms as well as printed forms. 19 tables summarizing key information about the characters. Kanji lookup indexes by radicals, stroke counts and readings. Review: Having fun while studying: not just for the uber nerdy. - I really love the updated version of Hadamitzky's "Kanji & Kana." It is in a slimmer, more compact volume that does away with the spaces for practicing (for the most part) but keeps all the essential information, like stroke count and order, furigana, readings, and examples of the kanji. Along with Halpern's "Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictinary," this book serves as my complete kanji study material. It is not dressed up with bells and whistles, but is organized very logically and efficiently to serve the look-up learner, though you could also go through it numerically. I personally like learning kanji. To me, it's more artistic than boring recitation or repetition. Still, even I have trouble just trudging through the book, swallowing up one kanji after another. I find it best to look up and learn kanji as you encounter them. That way you get the proper context and have a better memory association. I personally use song lyrics and focus on one song at a time, then practice writing and reading the lyrics while listening to the song. Since I like singing, this works out well for me in that I am learning the song and the kanji at the same time. Whatever method you use, be sure to do something that personally appeals to you in order to keep yourself motivated, and to have FUN while LEARNING. (It is feasible, and not just for the uber nerdy!) Review: Best Kanji Book I've Ever Read! - This book is great for anyone trying to study Kanji! I honestly think it's the best Kanji book I've ever worked with! Most other Kanji books I've read either throw every single Kanji compound at you per Kanji, or throw only four or five at you that all have other Kanjis in them that you haven't studied. I've always felt overwhelmed by the first strategy and frustrated by the second. Although the first strategy is probably more common in a Kanji reference book than a Kanji learner's tool, this book completely remedies the second problem! The example Kanji only have Kanji in them that you've studied previously in the book, so if you study the Kanji in order from beginning to end, the Kanji examples will always have Kanjis in them that you know! I've always wanted a Kanji book that did that, and I'm glad something like that actually exists. This book deserves a five star rating for the great learning curve! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #538,522 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #351 in Alphabet Reference #637 in Grammar Reference (Books) #644 in Study & Teaching Reference (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 295 Reviews | ## Images ![Japanese Kanji & Kana: A Complete Guide to the Japanese Writing System - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71hkps7m5CL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Having fun while studying: not just for the uber nerdy. *by S***Y on August 18, 2014* I really love the updated version of Hadamitzky's "Kanji & Kana." It is in a slimmer, more compact volume that does away with the spaces for practicing (for the most part) but keeps all the essential information, like stroke count and order, furigana, readings, and examples of the kanji. Along with Halpern's "Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictinary," this book serves as my complete kanji study material. It is not dressed up with bells and whistles, but is organized very logically and efficiently to serve the look-up learner, though you could also go through it numerically. I personally like learning kanji. To me, it's more artistic than boring recitation or repetition. Still, even I have trouble just trudging through the book, swallowing up one kanji after another. I find it best to look up and learn kanji as you encounter them. That way you get the proper context and have a better memory association. I personally use song lyrics and focus on one song at a time, then practice writing and reading the lyrics while listening to the song. Since I like singing, this works out well for me in that I am learning the song and the kanji at the same time. Whatever method you use, be sure to do something that personally appeals to you in order to keep yourself motivated, and to have FUN while LEARNING. (It is feasible, and not just for the uber nerdy!) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Kanji Book I've Ever Read! *by K***3 on November 23, 2013* This book is great for anyone trying to study Kanji! I honestly think it's the best Kanji book I've ever worked with! Most other Kanji books I've read either throw every single Kanji compound at you per Kanji, or throw only four or five at you that all have other Kanjis in them that you haven't studied. I've always felt overwhelmed by the first strategy and frustrated by the second. Although the first strategy is probably more common in a Kanji reference book than a Kanji learner's tool, this book completely remedies the second problem! The example Kanji only have Kanji in them that you've studied previously in the book, so if you study the Kanji in order from beginning to end, the Kanji examples will always have Kanjis in them that you know! I've always wanted a Kanji book that did that, and I'm glad something like that actually exists. This book deserves a five star rating for the great learning curve! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the most useful kanji learning tools for non-native speakers *by A***R on January 28, 2014* Anyone who has ever tried to use a kanji dictionary knows how hard it can be to get the hang of it; this book takes the guess work out of it. I'm a high school Japanese teacher, and though I teach my students how to use a kanji dictionary properly during their third year, I find this book to be very user friendly and easy for a non-native speaker to navigate. I used the older edition when I was learning Japanese way back when and have it lovingly marked up with notes and highlighter markings; I even still use it in my classes to this day! Is it a definitive guide or full of all the possible combinations? No. But it is a great starting point and has proper stroke order and useful combinations for each kanji. I highly recommend it. ## Frequently Bought Together - Japanese Kanji & Kana: A Complete Guide to the Japanese Writing System - Learning Japanese Hiragana and Katakana: A Workbook for Self-Study - Genkouyoushi Notebook: Large Japanese Kanji Practice Notebook - Writing Practice Book For Japan Kanji Characters and Kana Scripts --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/8500813-japanese-kanji-and-kana-a-complete-guide-to-the-japanese](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/8500813-japanese-kanji-and-kana-a-complete-guide-to-the-japanese) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-10-15*