EASY AND FUN KANJI: A Basic Guide to Learning Kanji 日本語学習者のための、楽しく学べる漢字練習帳 小川清美 (著)、Orrin Cummins (英語監修 I think that many people who are learning Japanese as a secondary language are hesitant to study kanji because of this substantial time investment. That's why for this book I devised a faster method that differs from how Japanese natives approach kanji learning. Since grade schools in Japan teach kanji in order of difficulty starting with the easiest, the characters needed for daily life (which are surprisingly difficult to memorize) are not learned until later, making that learning method unsuitable for foreigners who are staying in the country for a relatively short period of time. This book instead presents the basic kanji alongside selected characters that are widely used in daily life while helping you become familiar with how they actually appear in the real world. I've also included some fun drawings that may serve as hints to help you remember the different kanji. This book will make memorizing kanji a more fun and enjoyable process for you. 日本人でさえ苦労するのだから、外国人にはいっそうハードルが高い漢字学習。EASY AND FUNシリーズは、日本で過ごす外国人が、楽しく基礎を学びながら同時に実用的な日本語も習得できる学習書です。日本で生活する際に知っておきたい、知っていると便利な最低限の漢字をこの一冊にまとめました。たくさんのイラストを使用し、漢字の意味や形を楽しく視覚的に覚えられるように工夫されています。