Thursday 16 June 2011

本:漢字で意味が変わる ビミョ~な日本語

Difficulty Level: 2
Title: 漢で意味が変わる ビミョ~な日本語
Author: 和田みちこ Michiko Wada
Publication Year: 2005
Publisher: 3A Network
Pages: 232

Preview: Google Books

Have you ever had a time when you were not sure which kanji to use in a word with many possible kanji spellings? Can you tell when to use 会う, 合う, and 遭う? What about 意志 and 意思 ? They can confuse even Japanese people. Which is why this book is all about learning when and when not to use them.


Each page contains commonly confused words with the same reading but different kanji, and explanation on when to use them, mnemonics, and a funny comic strip or dialogue to help you remember.

The comics are really funny and I know I will never confuse certain words again after reading them!

The book is pretty straightforward, but it is meant for Japanese people, so I think that intermediates and up (or upper beginners with a strong kanji background like Remembering the Kanji) will benefit the most from it.

3 comments:

  1. :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
    rrrrrrrrrr great!!! i've been wanting some kind of thing to study these properly for aaaaages now!!!
    definately getting this book!

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  2. Yeah, the book is pretty awesome. I could just flip through it for ages...I wish I knew of more "Japanese that Japanese people typically mess up" books like this.

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  3. i'm just adding this site: http://bimyo-kotoba.com/b-back.html to this post, as it's incredibly helpful!!

    thanks Bokusenou!! :D

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