[jammie]

i can see the onyomi is written in katakana and the kunyomi is written in hiragana.

i read somewhere that you use the onyomi reading when the kanji is used independant of other characters (i.e. one o'clock is ICHIJI) as the number 1 is independant to the other kanji (i.e. it could be 2 oclock, 3 o clock etc.) however, when used as an integeral part of the meaning (i.e. alone is HITORIDE - one person) obviously, if this was 2 people, it couldn't really mean alone, thus the kun reading is used.

am i on the right track? if i am, it'll make it alot easier to remember thing and how to read them! i know about 20-30 kanji that i learnt last night but i only know there onyomi reading (i.e. when they are used alone) so i can't really use them in much reading. once i know when to use each reading, i'll power through the rest!

anyone know any good japanese bookstores that sell books for children aged about 6? (i.e. only using grade 1 kanji) so when i finnish learning them i can read them and futher embed them in my mind!

Cheers =]