Japanese Kanji Book that could change your Life | 1000 Most Important Kanji for JLPT TEST

[@-LightSmit]

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[@jlpt4allacademicchannel829]

looks a course book.nice send by PDF

[@KAP_]

Hi I’m interested in this book but I can’t find it anywhere. You mentioned enquiring the book for your viewers for a price, I am interested. Send me your email so we can discuss further. Thank you

[@vladyslavderhun9953]

We don't use all of kanji Light-novel writers: 🗿

[@madhurindian]

😂

[@パイピーナット]

I’m surprised no one noticed the background music is a piano cover of the shinigami realm from deathnote, great choice of music

[@blackmercury956]

Damn you're right. I was so blended in this video that i haven't noticed it lol.

[@estebangutierrez160]

I'm a Mexican here, and thank you for noticing for me I like that Anime

[@Kell0ee]

I was wondering why it sounded so familiar!

[@moon-ny2ug]

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[@dmitriykirikusan281]

For those interested Remembering Kanji may be more appropriate for learning meanings of all Kanji. It's system is quite unique, but it really helped me a lot.

[@piccolosan19]

It looks very official like the person or people who wrote it worked very hard to present a complete guide i will add to my amazon list for future purchase

[@-LightSmit]

Hi :) 👋 I agree. It’s a lot of hard thinking. I guess they deserve some sales 👌☕️ Have a great day! 🕯

[@Arzzed]

i first started using the book "remembering the kanji" and i was wondering if there were more books with a similar method, and then youtube recommends me this lol. Nice video!

[@levant5378]

A guide to remembering Japanese characters by Henshall goes by character etymology rather than Heisig's, and the book in the videos mnemonics. There are also six different categories of kanji, so books like the one in the video which use pictures to help reinforce the meaning of a Kanji can only really help with three of these groups of Kanji 象形文字, 指事文字, and 会意文字. The category with the most characters in it (roughly 90% of kanji in most frequency lists) is 形声文字, and you will need to learn most of these with etymology, mnemonics, or with 部首. The other two categories will also need to be learned with a mix of all methods. So be aware that a book like this will teach you a specific set of Kanji, and may miss some very common and heavily used Kanji due to the meaning being abstract and hard to convey in the form of a picture.

[@Arzzed]

@@levant5378 would you recommend more RTK than this then? I'm currently at 300 or so kanjis in RTK. Should i keep going with that book and then try the one in the video?

[@levant5378]

@@Arzzed I did RTK book 1 back in 2017 with the help of the website kanji-koohii. And honestly, its great to understand the kanji building blocks, and really helps with recognition. But you aren't going to remember how to write the kanji unless you are writing them everyday, and thus its going to make exact radical recall impossible. But being able to understand most written Japanese in a very basic sense just cant be understated. So I would recommend sticking with RTK. I would also look at the Anki deck called recognition RTK, its has the most helpful 500 kanji (I agree with the chosen kanji having read a lot of japanese). This way it will help you see the more useful kanji earlier, yet you will still see the building blocks of the mnemonics from RTK. Don't think of RTK as the end of your kanji learning, think of it as a nice foundation to start you Japanese learning.

[@Arzzed]

@@levant5378 alright, i'll have a look at those things. Thanks for the tips!

[@dustinkolbitsch7161]

while beeing in kyoto, I saw this book in the shelf and I just had to buy it... now beeing back in germany I see this Video. This book is simply great.

[@Hwyadylaw]

I used to use books like this until I realised I remembered more faster with good old (anki) flashcards (kana on one side + meaning if ambiguous, kanji on the other) + vocabulary cards to get the reading, meaning, and of course the most useful part, the vocabulary. The thing with overlaying drawings that vaguely follow the shape of the kanji has always seemed a bit odd to me, except for when demonstrating actual etymology. It's a nice idea, and appealing to new learners, but I don't know anyone who's actually used it for a longer period of time. Mnemonics are good, but ideally you should come up with them yourself, and then it's useful to at least be consistent in how you parse the components of the kanji. The 仏 on the cover for example is just a mess

[@artieschmidt3039]

Hey, would you mind sharing more details on your learning method? So you use flash cards and repeat it until you know it?

[@fluffyspark798]

@@artieschmidt3039 anki works good, I haven't practiced in a while because of a bug on the android version, but the website and iOS app are great

[@alewis17]

@@artieschmidt3039 im learning at the moment, and so far ive been basically learning about 5 kanji a day...I make flash cards for them...kanji on front kana on the back, which the 音読み(おんよみ) highlighted....then I write 2 of the kanji in a notebook for better memorization, where I fill up a page (front and back) of two kanji that I learn so that I can have a good grasp of how they look and remember how to write it so I dont get confused when I see similar kanji like 語 and 話....also id recommend about 80 kanji before starting to try and get into vocab, im currently learning so if thats not really necessary then my bad, but thats what I'm doing....I learned about 80 different kanji, tried to learn one thats were unique with different strokes so I can get used to recognizing different patterns in kanji...once you learn like the main Key strokes you'll be fine in recognizing how a character is written which would help you recognize it as well.......sorry if any of this was repetitive im really tired😅

[@zeymort3926]

@@artieschmidt3039 James Heisig’s “Remembering the Kanji” helped me a lot. In fact all you really need is the introduction which you can read for free (the "Look inside" link on Amazon's listing). Draw upon imaginative memory and assign one keyword to each kanji component. This is how you will remember their shapes. Don't try to learn every possible meaning or pronunciation until after you can recall the shape from memory via the key word you used. Emphasis on what "you used" because that is the key to "your" imaginative memory.

[@jazminelayah9302]

Thank you so much! This is amazing!!!✨✨✨

[@-LightSmit]

You’re welcome :)

[@YumeiieArtt]

omg hi- i just came from one of your videos, jasmine😭😭 💗

[@princessthyemis]

oh my gosh this looks like a LIFE SAVER!!!! I AM TOTALLY BUYING THIS!

[@sleepwalkerestate]

have you looked into Remember the Kanji as well?

[@josuealeman853]

​@@sleepwalkerestate imo Remember the Kanji seems a really simple book without exercises, complements, phrasal examples with the kanji, etc, It seems like the book presented on this video is more complete, and it has much more content than Remember the kanji offers

[@Zulldeck_]

So helpful I was looking for a kanji book ありがとございます。

[@-LightSmit]

You’re welcome. I recommend my Kanji Café resource if you’re in it for the long run ;) Did you purchase this book and has it helped? It is pretty good though.

[@GypsyPirate]

The font size alone makes this book a winner.

[@workthentravel]

Insane!!! Will check the link

[@radimgabaj4263]

I'm getting it for Christmas!

[@davehoover8853]

Thank you very much for your detailed reply. I am hoping the country opens for the ski season and I can learn by immersion. I will also check out the book you mentioned. Thank you for your time.

[@deadlyraver4454]

Thanks for the vid. Somehow that book has never been mentioned to me before now.

[@trunghungpham9414]

A pretty good book. Gotta say. Combine this with a vocabulary book is the best way to use it. Put kanji into use helps remembering.

[@yashpadte]

Wow great book 先生。Thanks for sharing it with us :)

[@-LightSmit]

どういたしまして 🌸

[@avagross4879]

this looks really useful, especially as a supplement to wanikani!

[@Stepperu]

Did see this video when you uploaded it and I just have bought it. This is the style I was looking for thank you!

[@-LightSmit]

Awesome! ☕️ Enjoy your studies :) 🌸

[@Stepperu]

@@-LightSmit Doing the quizzes at end of each section is was pretty fun.

[@federicomariani4243]

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[@federicomariani4243]

Via San sebastiano Fiano Romano RM Nicola de Mita predi la valigetta infermieristica rossa fist ad primo soccorso aiko nobuiko

[@kaisenthewhale]

Thank you. You realy help me in my current down Phase :)

[@-LightSmit]

You’re welcome 👍☕️ Keep those habits alive

[@Ber-1972]

Wow, that looks very helpful! 😄

[@br2266]

You have sold me on just the sweet piano alone :P

[@kbeeazucar1706]

I bought it in Tokyo on an impulse. No regrets !

[@UltraAntiEverything]

This seems great! If only I hadn't grinded my way through 3 JLPT levels on Kanji Study D':

[@carlalazzari268]

thank you a lot

[@goodgood6688]

If you're neither Chinese, Korean nor Vietnamese*, your name, let's say Eliza or Lawrence, transliterated into Japanese, it'll be エリザベス or ロレンス. However, if they're expressed in kanji, it'll be 恵麗莎 or 羅蓮素, which is visibly aesthetic and has meanings. *Vietnamese also used Chinese characters in the past and their names can be written into Hantu such as Nguyen Van Trung is 阮文忠

[@nhatranghoang7412]

thank you 🦋

[@-LightSmit]

🖤

[@TheMsnitish]

Man, you are just amazing!

[@natashameissner]

Just download Remembering the Kanji by Heisig as a pdf. It's not in the JLPT order but in a way better order for actually remembering them. Mnemonics are the way.

[@-LightSmit]

All of the best :)

[@718ny8]

I bought this book last year. Some of the pictures for memorizing don't make sense. It is a really well-made book.

[@DarukiiA]

Do you reccomend it?

[@Bosite]

Do you recommend the book because I’m trying to find one and I can’t decide if I should buy this

[@YT-wl3ky]

me who learned 龍 as my first kanji: 👁️👄👁️

[@NPC-254]

What is it?

[@tenga3tango]

The kanji character looks like the Chinese character for the chinese dragon.

[@YT-wl3ky]

it's (ryū) dragon.

[@radimgabaj4263]

My first one was 子 because I learned how to write ,,cute kitten"

[@SaikoAkuro]

I shall get 💖

[@ruedigeroehlmann8146]

Sadly, the book is not available at Amazon UK and Amazon Japan. It is available at Amazon US, but for an extortionate price of some $ 100. I would buy it for JPY 2,000 though.

[@netabarekun2087]

" i am light" he says! Somene be careful with his book or else you could get a mysterious heart attack xD

[@estebangutierrez160]

Lol

[@일본어성경교실]

こちらは韓国ですけど本当に素晴らしいですね。誠にありがとうございます。

[@Titli0007]

U could not found this book in amazon

[@GoznerPeter]

That is insane, that is seriously freaking insane. When will you ship to germany?

[@jokertm6889]

Gzon Pzor do you want a free pdf file (Japanese 101 site) if you want I can give you a link, plus it comes with radicals and there are 1000 kanji

[@GoznerPeter]

@@jokertm6889 This book is what I want. Still I appreciate your help.

[@jokertm6889]

Gzon Pzor ok :) btw are u learning Japanese ?

[@GoznerPeter]

@@jokertm6889 Yup I am. Practicing for n5 at the moment. I signed up for the test in Vienna, however I live in Germany. Hopefully things will settle down til then. If not I smuggle myself over .

[@jokertm6889]

Gzon Pzor I am also trying to learn n5, I however only know 25 hiraganas XD I think I will be able to learn n5 before new year. When I got all hiragana I will reply to you Btw how far are ya from me ?

[@ShioPopo]

*excited about book* $45 shipping on Amazon *less excited* 😢

[@skull5486]

Wait a minute- I thought N5 was the highest level of Japanese SO THAT MEANS I STARTED ON THE HARDEST LEVEL OF JAPANESE?!

[@hodaelkhayder3420]

HHHHHH I laugh , I thought the same actually

[@xunvenile]

N5 is A1 😭 so beginner level

[@skull5486]

@@xunvenile yeah I realized that like a year later but I was just a stupid 12 year old so sorry!

[@sahasraillindra]

@@skull5486are you still studying Japanese?

[@sergeykhovanski3533]

All you need to learn a 3000 kanji is - ANKI. No expensive and useless but attractive books. Just anki. Free for PC and Android.

[@delphivinn833]

I appreciate the link to the book in Amazon, but it currently lists as unavailable. Thank you for making this video!

[@alaah4183]

Thank you, very Informative! Hope you don’t use music, it’s distracting for me. Thank you so much

[@lordAgustin]

Kinda like Heisig's RTK but focusing on other things like the readings in japanese

[@makasii]

unfortunately not available in Germany/Switzerland :-(

[@lynn6297]

Ich empfehle dir bei Verasia.de mal die Bücher anzuschauen. Bis auf die Tatsache das es alle JLPT Niveaus enthält ist das hier vorgestellte Buch nicht wirklich anders als die gängigen Bücher die es eh zu dem Thema gibt. Ich unterrichte seit Jahren Japanisch und kenne fast alle Bücher zu dem Thema. Sie sind fast alle gleich aufgebaut. Das Buch hier ist keine Ausnahme. Heisig, Write Now!, Nihongo no So-matome N5 und RYUUGAKUSEI NO TAMAE NO KANJI NO KYOUKASHO 300 sind für Anfänger vorgesehen und werden von den Meisten Schülern gerne verwendet. Schau die die vielleicht an, wenn du Kanji lernen möchtest.

[@gulhanyanar5286]

omgjapan.com/products/understanding-through-pictures-1000-kanji?variant=6072663474214 Durch den import ein wenig teurer als 2000 Yen // 16 Euro aber bestellbar.

[@vicentealvarez6820]

Very interesting info, thank you! Can I ask you something a bit weird? What are the measurements of those boxes in which you practice the writing of each kanji?

[@TN43_V]

Can I get the pdf file of this book..? Please share the link to download

[@Andla_2806]

Not in Amazon, not in Book Depository, not in Abebooks... 🥴

[@mariajoseburgos4643]

OMG I love your voice ❤️

[@-LightSmit]

🖤

[@1000Interessen]

Yesss! A great voice.🍀🌈🌟

[@-LightSmit]

Thank you!

[@user-li3zi3jv1f]

おぉ、頑張ってください！私も英語頑張ります！

[@Haghi98]

Can someone point me to a store that sells this in Europe ? Amazon doesn't have it on stock and I can't find a PDF of it

[@hhehehe]

www.amazon.co.jp/Understanding-through-pictures1000KANJI-%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%81%A7%E8%A6%9A%E3%81%88%E3%82%8B%E6%BC%A2%E5%AD%971000-%E4%B8%8A%E5%B3%B6/dp/4816362053 no clue why its that long but this is the book on japanese amazon, they have it in stock for roughly 22 - 23 dollars

[@A-Wa]

I dont know if my answer is a bit late, but we have verasia (online shop) in europe :) maybe they have it

[@davehoover8853]

I am not interested in passing the test you mentioned. I am looking for something to help me navigate everyday life in Japan and have a deeper understanding of what is going on around me. Obviously I must study speaking Japanese, but would you recommend this book for a visitor? I will stay 6 months in Japan for the next several years. Thank you.

[@lynn6297]

As a Japanese teacher, I wouldn't suggest this. It is for someone looking to really go in-depth with the language. There are a lot of free online lists and resources to learn normal tourist Japanese. For instance, MLC-Japanese has a free pdf on this topic and there are a lot of videos on youtube. If you really want to get into speaking the language as fast as possible immersion and maybe the textbook series "genki" is something to look at, though the latter is a little difficult to self-study, I have students who did so successfully. The book is meant to get you speaking simple sentences fast, so maybe more what you are looking for. There are places where you can look at the first few pages of the text and grammar books to see if you can work with it. For reading the google translate app actually works ok, not perfect, but ok in most cases. Hope that helps.

[@violinfire24]

Hello, this looks like an awesome book! Any idea on how it compares with Genki's Kanji Look and Learn book and workbook?

[@もりなが-r6s]

私の友達も漢字に頭抱えてたw 日本語学ぶのには避けて通れない道だね。 頑張れ！！

[@Draiodoir85]

Hello Light. I noticed that this book, for kanjis which have the same components, for example tsuchi (soil, ground), it gives different rappresentations each time (in the page you shown, it has three meanings). This confuses me because I learnt to associate the same (and the original) meaning at the various components of a kanji. I'm worried that this book may confuse me if I choose to buy it. What do you think about it?

[@AnNguyen-oz6qw]

I'm learning Chinese why do I have the urge to watch this video?

[@-LightSmit]

Hahaha

[@joellim7010]

Hi Light, Can I ask how many kanjis do you know as of now?

[@Pallidus_Rider]

Just bought ...

[@JazmynUnfiltered]

This book is 20-24 dollars I believe which is great to be learning kanji’s

[@mattagorn6105]

It's​ a​ good book.

[@xingxong69]

Obrigada agora quero comprar 😸 Thank you 😄

[@mauivlog47]

Where can I buy?

[@asankagunasekar]

How can I buy this

[@justahumanwithamask4089]

I use wanikani. It's effective at least for me.

[@araragomen392]

Is that an app or a book?

[@justahumanwithamask4089]

@@araragomen392 a website and an app.

[@ewnyMetroExpress]

How to write ONYOMI and KUNYOMI in KANJI?

[@-LightSmit]

音読み = onyomi 訓読み = kunyomi

[@ewnyMetroExpress]

@@-LightSmit thank you!

[@markanthonydelacruz9851]

Where can I buy that book in the Philippines?

[@KATANOD]

where it can be buy

[@julia161191]

I want it now! 🤣😍

[@venuscuyasen2954]

How to buy that book

[@jaynestag95]

I'm learning Ja pa ne se, yes I'm learning Japanese I really think so.🤗 Love this language and people. Love how the characters mean things ..... _i_l-

[@-LightSmit]

All of the best :)

[@krishnagharti1989]

I want this book

[@trtarbazali3965]

What is Book name sensei🙏

[@Sebastian-ww1ew]

Man, I can’t decide wether or not to go the JLPT route or Jouyou kanji route, when learning kanji. Anyone have any advice?

[@-LightSmit]

I personally go the JLPT way with grammar & vocabulary, but with Kanji I go the Jouyou way.

[@Sebastian-ww1ew]

Light Smit thanks so much!

[@jokertm6889]

For starting go with Jlpt route atleast try jlpt n5 so you can get a basic level in Japanese which can help u in future. First 100 kanji are super easy

[@katya5573]

What’s the difference between them though?! Sorry, complete beginner here..

[@Oracle-dq2hu]

Where to buy?

[@warker6186]

any ebook? i wanted

[@saiejagar6734]

unfortunately, it's not available in my country{India}

[@mihaela5227]

OMG ! It s impossible to learn that letters! 🤔🤔🤔

[@speed6832]

does it have a pdf link

[@polaris3694]

なんかよくわからんけどおススメにあったから来ました。

[@ayshahaziz3045]

I want to buy this book

[@treemerryweather]

Hi there! the text is not available on amazon and they do not know when/if it will become available again. Any ideas?? thanks

[@chrisyefimov4238]

damn it ain't available in amazon...

[@miezuni]

it's currently unavailable....:((

[@-LightSmit]

Check back in a few days :)

[@danb596]

I was really hoping to find a program or game practice stroke order are there any resources online that can teach us these things

[@-LightSmit]

Hi :) Here is something excellent though it costs money. 🔺Learn Japanese on Skritter. An application made for you to master and write Kana and Kanji Fast: ▪️ skritter.com/?ref=wynandsmit

[@seekerunusualthings2236]

Sorry to be rude Its ok to delete this comment if not allowed Is there a pdf of this book? (Dont have money to buy it :( )

[@bodo887]

The Amazon link says the book is unavailable...

[@-LightSmit]

Maybe just in your country...? Try a manual search perhaps or second hand books?

[@bodo887]

@@-LightSmit Okay, looked it up on my amazon prime app and it was there. Sry, the link led me to the US homepage I think.

[@zakinthetube]

Currently unavailable. in italy

[@amazoravlog2970]

Can i bookbind

[@tankeryy1566]

does this book have reading practices?

[@-LightSmit]

Hi. No it doesn’t.

[@tankeryy1566]

@@-LightSmit yep, just got the book on October 30th and i love it! thank you for suggesting the book!

[@-LightSmit]

You’re welcome :) Let me know when you’re done ✅

[@legosi8828]

do this book have Chinese version

[@-LightSmit]

Not that I know of, sorry

[@clarahki]

How can I buy that in Finland ugh

[@lekhbmagar6615]

i need this kanji book

[@ChungasBungas]

Damn that's so expensive on amazon

[@MeowHoots]

Cheaper to order from amazon japan but yah pricey for sure.

[@tomaskalinka5679]

Is there a stroke order ? I didnt see it in the video....

[@-LightSmit]

Yes, it’s showing underneath the kanji mnemonic but not with arrows.

[@dedithmagsino4894]

Where I can buy it?

[@jsprite123]

Just curious, why not N1?

[@Titli0007]

It's shown unavailable in india

[@itsdaelis2554]

wow I payed 40€ for this book.. only 12€ of you buy it in Japan? That’s crazy

[@-LightSmit]

Indeed a big difference.

[@ellepogzyurag114]

Doko de kaimasu ka?

[@kalamkathayat8446]

この本はどこで手に入りますか。

[@-LightSmit]

どうぞ: )🔺Book Link: www.amazon.com/gp/product/4816362053/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=lightsmit-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=4816362053&linkId=f23b344cba2bfbb197299c8966e9f68c