japanese language

Describes the qualities of snow, its usefulness to plants and animals, and how it can be fun as well as dangerous.

Offers a pictorial Japanese and English dictionary and includes more than 1550 basic words with colorful illustrations.

Presents a series of themed illustrations, each featuring items labeled in Japanese with kana symbols and a pronunciation guide. Includes a Japanese/English word list, as well as an Internet link.

A picture dictionary for children ages five to ten, featuring five hundred alphabetically arranged entries, each presented in English, with a Japanese equivalent and a pronunciation guide.

An introduction to seeds; explaining their varying shapes and sizes, where they are found, and their life cycles.

Presents an illustrated guide to learning Japanese grammar and language structure using manga, and includes lessons on common colloquialisms, contractions, interjections, and other elements of everyday speech.

Teaches how to write and pronounce the Japanese hiragana and katakana alphabets, presenting example vocabulary words, manga drawings, and notes on Japanese culture.

Discusses how to create eighty essential kanji for everyday use, with original manga artwork to help with identification and a pronunciation guide, kanji stroke order, English explanations, and a practice section.

A beginner's guide to speaking and reading formal Japanese that takes a step-by-step approach based on five sentence patterns. Topics covered include syllables and accent, "-desu" and "-masu, " "-wa" and "-ga, " derivative verbs, and the uses of V3, V2, and other forms.

An introduction to the language and culture of Japan as it is portrayed in popular comics or mangas that use text excerpts to demonstrate the proper structure and use of written and spoken Japanese.