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How do you memorize kanji? N4-N5 level kanji books recommended by Japanese teachers

This time, I will introduce four useful textbooks (books) for studying kanji. The level of the book is N4 to N5 level kanji. If you want to review beginner's kanji, please check it out.

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Everyone, are you doing your best to study kanji? In March's column, I summarized the study methods of seniors about studying kanji.

"I asked seniors about their recommended methods for studying kanji."

Thank you everyone for reading!


This time, I will introduce four useful textbooks (books) for studying kanji. The level of the book is N4 to N5 level kanji. If you want to review beginner's kanji, please check it out.

“Kanji Egg Beginner” “Kanji Egg Beginner/Intermediate” (Bonjinsha)

This book is designed so that you can understand "kanji used in daily life" and "what you can do with kanji".
In each lesson, ``When to use this kanji'' (Lesson 1: Thank you! Lesson 5: Have a nice weekend, etc.) or" is easy to understand.
"Beginner" in this book is N5 level, and "Pre-intermediate" is N4 level.


Kanji words do not have foreign language translations, so you have to look them up yourself.


The order of writing kanji (writing order) is written, so you can practice writing directly on the book. We have prepared many kanji quizzes and exercises so that you can read the kanji on restaurant menus and supermarket leaflets. Recommended for those who want to learn kanji that are used in everyday life.

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"Japanese Comprehensive N5 Kanji, Words, Writing, Reading, Listening" (ASK Publishing)

With this book, you can study Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N5 words and phrases. You can also practice reading and listening at the N5 level. Recommended for those who want to study N5 level kanji, and for those who want to know what level N5 is.


Kanji words have English and Vietnamese translations.


In this book, you can review N5 kanji first. It's convenient because there are some practice questions for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. However, there is no place (space) to practice kanji in this book, so you have to prepare your own notebooks. Write it down in your notebook and study it.


"Nihongo Challenge N4/N5 [Kanji]" (ASK Publishing)

This book explains kanji with pictures, so it's fun and easy to understand. There are short stories for memorizing kanji, as well as exercises for writing kanji. After completing the three units (chapters), there are practice questions for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT).


Kanji words and short stories are translated into English, Korean and Brazilian Portuguese.


This book is big and heavy, so I don't really recommend it for people who want to study a little bit. The kanji words are also a little difficult, so it is recommended for those who want to do their best with kanji up to the N4 level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. There is space to practice kanji directly in the book, so you don't have to prepare a notebook.


“I want to learn only this for foreigners learning Japanese! Kanji Exercise Book 500” (Natsumesha)

In this book, you can practice various kanji such as reading and writing, illustrations and crosswords. According to this book, "If you know about 500 kanji, you can read about 80% of the kanji used in newspapers."


Words have English translations. The language level is a little difficult, but many words used in daily life and news are introduced.


This book is also big and heavy, so it is recommended for those who want to study 500 kanji hard and read newspapers and news in Japanese. This book also has a space to practice kanji, so you don't need a notebook. There are a lot of practice problems, so I think you can study while having fun. It is also recommended for those who are interested in studying kanji.


[Summary] Choose a textbook (book) that suits your goals and study!

Today, I've compiled a list of recommended kanji books.


There are various goals in studying kanji. People who want to pass the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), people who want to study kanji for daily life, people who want to be able to read the news in Japanese, people who have a hobby of studying kanji, etc. If the goal is different, the right textbook (book) is also different.


Please try studying kanji with a textbook (book) that suits you!


The person who wrote this article

Shimizu Shiho

I teach Japanese at Japanese language schools and universities in Kyushu. I love games and manga. I also work as a coordinator and web writer to create a local Japanese language class for those who are studying Japanese.

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