Nihongo Kantan

Nihongo Kantan is a textbook for beginner learners of Japanese. It completes the Kantan series with Katakana Kantan and Hiragana Kantan written for use in senior cycle in post-primary schools in Ireland. Kantan, meaning easy, describes the user-friendly approach of this creative, comprehensive textbook.
Among its key features are:

• Clear, colourful layout
• 12 topic-based units
• Topic-related Kanji covered in each unit
• Romanised aids until the end of unit 3
• Extensive use of Kanji with furigana creating a “natural” language setting
• Contemporary and authentic texts
• Insight into pop and traditional culture
• Ideal for the classroom or for self-study
• Useful appendices
• Audio files available on www.languagesinitiatve.ie
• Can be used independently or with its companion workbooks Hiragana Kantan and Katakana Kantan