Comments on: The 12 Best Books To Learn Japanese

By: Kenny Wen

Kenny Wen — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 14:56:13 +0000

I was watching Youtuber Yuta Aoki’s video about “How To Really Make a Japanese Sentence” then noticed that he implies this book having ‘unnatural language’ errors; the Genki one. I think it does make sense what he was saying; what do you guys think?

By: YULI

YULI — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 12:13:18 +0000

I think that “Basic kanji book” is also a great thing! It’s one of the best books I’ve ever seen

By: Liza

Liza — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 21:54:21 +0000

I have to learn Spanish and A bit of Chinese for my job, so I need good books. The best book to learn Spanish in all the lists seems to be: A Good Spanish Book! (University Academic Editions), but I am totally lost for Chinese… there are no rankings… any suggestions?

By: Lucy

Lucy — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 10:47:30 +0000

In reply to Emma. A fair few of the Handzi have changed or mean something different in Kanji so I wouldn't recomend skipping it.Though you could probably get away with it if you really wanted.

By: Emma

Emma — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 13:42:36 +0000

I’m learning Chinese at the moment, but I hope to learn Japanese at some point in the future. If I already am learning Hanzi is it okay to skip learning Kanji or should I still study it?

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 06:52:31 +0000

Hi Frank!

Thanks for the response, and taking a look at the site. While I have hopes of eventually producing books aimed at learners of Japanese, this site is, a you put it so well, organizing Japanese novels, etc in a logical way for learners. =)

By: Francis Campbell

Francis Campbell — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 13:03:50 +0000

In reply to Andy. Hi Andy. Thanks for commenting! Your site looks interesting. Are those books that you have had produced yourself or are you just organizing them in a logical way for learners?

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 09:47:47 +0000

The Basic Japanese Grammar (and intermediate) book and Remembering the Kana were great resources for me as well. I also found Remembering the Kanji to be great, although even after finishing it the road to truly learning kanji is a looong one.

Please take a look at my website about Japanese NOVELS for Japanese learners if you get the chance. I would love feedback on it from another Japanese learner (and writer focusing on Japanese learners). Thanks!

By: Francis Campbell

Francis Campbell — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 05:47:55 +0000

In reply to commonjargon. Thanks for commenting. We plan to review Japanese The Manga Way in the near future!

By: commonjargon

commonjargon — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 01:30:13 +0000

The dictionary of basic japanese grammar is a great book. Helped me a ton in understanding it. Also japanese the manga way is a great read for anyone who gets bored reading traditional books