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The Key to Kanji: A Visual History of 1,100 Characters

One of the best kanji books we've seen. The Key to Kanji: A Visual History of 1,100 Characters is a one-of-a-kind reference for learners at any level.

Based in etymological research, this detailed guide takes away the difficulty of learning Japanese characters. Each of these 1,100 essential kanji has a fully illustrated entry with a brief English summary explaining the evolution of its written form and meaning from ancient to modern times.

Each kanji also has its on and kun pronunciations, radical, a clear stroke order illustration, and sample words that are useful for learners.

Learn kanji by their meanings and see how they have changed over time.
Enables you to use what you have learned with new, unfamiliar kanji and swiftly expand your kanji knowledge.
Illustrations make learning more fun than rote memorization.
Includes all 1,006 official Educational Kanji plus 94 commonly-used kanji (Joyo kanji) based on leading textbooks and proficiency test requirements.
Clear stroke order illustrations help you write kanji correctly.
Sample words introduce you to common usage.
Contains five additional indexes to help you look up specific kanji.
Three background chapters introduce the development of kanji in China, kanji formation types and radicals, and the development of Japanese writing systems.

We've created a cross-reference file for this text which includes the Series 2 White Rabbit Press Kanji Card numbers for each kanji character in "The Key To Kanji". This file makes it easy for you to find the White Rabbit Press kanji cards for any kanji you are studying in the book.

You can download the file here: Series 2 White Rabbit Press Cross-Reference for Key To Kanji

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The Key to Kanji: A Visual History of 1,100 Characters