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CaptainThunder (Offline)
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01-07-2009, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by dougbrowne View Post
Well, thanks for all your input guys. I realize I may have made a bad choice in the book ordered, but what's done is done and I can't turn back. Also, no one has answered my question. I already know volume 1 only teaches meaning, but since volum 1 covers all 2000+ basic kanji I'm assuming volume 2 and 3 teach readings and compounds, no?
Volume 2 teaches on-yomi and kun-yomi readings. Volume 3 teaches an additional 1000 non-jouyou kanji.

I won't respond to every post individually, but I will say that working through Remembering the Kanji (at least volume 1) is very worthwhile. No, it doesn't teach you readings or compounds, but it does drastically reduce the time it takes to look up a kanji, and it gives you the ability to quickly break down any kanji into its component parts.


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