Textbooks, dictionaries, etc

You can buy some of these books at Japan Centre, 212 Picadilly London W1J 9HG (tel: 020 7439 8035).

Absolute beginners who would like to learn survival Japanese and who plan to stop learning after a visit to Japan.

  1. Japanese for Busy People 1 (ISBN 4-7700-1987-4)
    CDs are available for this.
  2. Japanese for Busy People 1 THE WORKBOOK (ISBN 4-7700-1907-6)
    Tapes are available.
  3. Hiragana practice - Download
  4. Katakana practice - Download

Abolute beginners who would like to study seriously

  1. Minna no Nihongo volume 1 (ISBN 4-88319-102-8 or 9-78488E+12)
    CDs are available for this.
  2. Minna no Nihongo 1 Translation Grammatical Notes (ISBN 4-88319-107-9)
  3. Minna no Nihongo 1 Bunkei Renshu-cho (ISBN 4-88319-171-0)
  4. Minna no Nihongo 1 Shokyu de Yomeru Topic25(ISBN:4-88319-168-0)
  5. Minna no Nihongo 1 Chokai Task (for Listening practice - ISBN 4-88319-290-3)

    6. You do not have to buy the book below, but the CDs are a very helpful way to improve your listening skills.
    All of these books from 10 to 14 are "Three A Networks".
  6. Japanese For Young People - Kana Workbook ( ISBN 4 - 7700 - 2180 - 1)
  7. Hiragana Practice- Download
  8. Katakana Practice - Download
  9. Basic Kanji Book vol 1. (ISBN:4-89358-091-4)
  10. Kanji for Beginners （はじめての漢字） Kuroshio Publications (ISBN:4-87424-068-2)

Beginners

  1. Minna no Nihongo volume 2 (ISBN 4-88319-203 - 2)
    CDs are available for this.
  2. Minna no Nihongo 2 Translation Grammatical Notes (ISBN 4-88319-108 - 7)
  3. Minna no Nihongo 2 Bunkei Renshu-cho (ISBN 4-88319-203 - 2)
  4. Minna no Nihongo 2 Shokyu de Yomeru Topic25(ISBN:4-88319-185-0)
  5. Minna no Nihongo 2 Chokai Task (for Listening practice ) (ISBN 4-88319-337-3)
    You do not have to buy this book, but the CDs are a very helpful way of improving your listening skills.
  6. Basic Kanji Book vol 1. (ISBN:4-89358-091-4)
  7. Basic Kanji Book vol.2 (ISBN: 4-89358-119-8)

Dictionary for beginners

  1. Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary (ISBN: 0198601972).
  2. First Thousand Words in Japanese (full of colour pictures, ISBN: 0-7460 5249) £3.99. Usborne

  • Grammar dictionaries

    1. Oxford Japanese Grammar &Verbs (ISBN:0-19-860382-7) Oxford University Press
    2. A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar (ISBN:4-7890-0454-6)
    3. A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar (ISBN:4-7890-0775-8) The publisher of these dictionaries is The Japan Times.

    • Intermediate and Advanced learners

    1. 「中級へ行こう」　日本語の文型と表現５９
      スリーエーネットワーク (ISBN:4-88319-327-6)
    2. 「中級から上級への日本語」　Authentic Japanese: Progressing from Intermediate to Advanced
      The Japan Times (ISBN:4-7890-1918-1)
    3. 日本語上級読解 (ADVANCED READINGS IN JAPANESE) Publisher：アルク
      ISBN:4-7574-0198-7 定価：２３００円
    4. 「新聞で学ぶ日本語・読んで話す現代の日本語」　The Japan Times(ISBN:4-7890-0863-0)
    5. 「図解雑学・日本の経済」 ナツメ社(ISBN:4-8163 2878-5)
    6. 「最初に読みたい　株の教科書」 朝日新聞社(ISBN:4-02 330363-1)

    Consult me before you buy any textbooks.

    Reference books for Intermediate and Advanced learners

    1. How to Tell the Difference between Japanese Particles」　 (ISBN:4-7700-2200X)
    2. Japanese Core Words & Phrases (ISBN:4-7700-2745-5)

    Those who would like to sit Grade 2 of the Japan Foundation Japanese Language Proficiency Test

    1. 完全マスター２級日本語能力試験文法問題対策　 (ISBN:4-88319-088-9)
    2. 日本語能力試験 The Preparatory Course for The Japanese Language Proficiency Test
      これで大丈夫！聴解問題 (ISBN:4-89689-451-0) (Publisher- UNICOM Inc.)
      http://www.unicom-lra.co.jp
    3. 日本語能力試験 The Preparatory Course for The Japanese Language Proficiency Test
      読解編 (ISBN:4-89689-453-7) (Publisher- UNICOM Inc.)
      UNICOM Homepage

    Those who would like to sit Grade 1 of the Japan Foundation Japanese Language Proficiency Test

    1. 日本語能力試験 The Preparatory Course for The Japanese Language Proficiency Test
      これで大丈夫！聴解問題 (ISBN:4-89689-434-0) (Publisher- UNICOM Inc.)
      http://www.unicom-lra.co.jp
    2. 日本語能力試験 The Preparatory Course for The Japanese Language Proficiency Test
      読解編 (ISBN:4-89689-443-X) (Publisher- UNICOM Inc.)
      UNICOM Homepage