Product Description

White Rabbit Press top-selling Japanese Kanji Flashcards have helped thousands of Japanese language learners, in over 58 countries, master Japanese kanji. For just a few cents per card, our meticulously designed and researched cards save you countless hours by bringing together all the information you need to master Japanese kanji in a convenient flashcard format to make study and drills as efficient as possible. Each White Rabbit Press kanji flashcard includes six commonly used kanji compounds that s more than any other product because we believe that the essence of a kanji is best grasped by understanding the meanings it forms when combined with other characters. Our cards also include the kanji s On and Kun readings, stroke order diagrams, look-alike kanji, the reading of each example word in kana scripts with definitions in English, and more. Additionally, White Rabbit Press kanji cards are the only kanji cards on the market that provide complete preparation for the kanji portion of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT). Quality Construction Cards are poker-size, 3.5 x 2.5 (8.89 cm x 6.35 cm), printed on UV coated card stock with rounded-corners for increased durability. Color-Coded 739 JLPT Level 2 cards printed in purple ink Includes a Complete Index A consolidated yomi and stroke order index is included which covers all the cards in both Volume 1 and 2 flashcard sets.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38140 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-01
• Original language: Japanese
• Binding: Cards
• 739 pages

About the Author
Max Hodges lives in Tokyo, Japan where he operates White Rabbit Press, a small publishing company; and, White Rabbit Xpress, a special order service for Japanese goods. Born in Yamaguchi-ken, Tomoko Okazaki has over 13 years experience working as a surgical nurse in Japan's top hospitals. Tomoko studied English at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Tomoko was a two time winner of the televised NHK Youth Speech Contest.

Customer Reviews

The very best kanji flash cards
I have purchased a number of different brands of kanji flash cards. None of the others come close to being as high in quality as these. The cards are incredibly well designed and useful. It is obvious that a lot of thought went into designing them. I know of no better product than these cards.

Among the many other good things about these cards, I appreciate the fact that the stroke order information is large, clear, and easy to read. The kanji and stroke information in my textbook are very tiny and hard to read. I was getting kanji wrong on my tests until I purchased volume one of this set and could see how the kanji were actually supposed to be drawn.

Here are some addtional good things to know about this set and its companion volume:

1. Volume one contains all the kanji you need for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Levels 3 & 4 (i.e, the lowest levels of proficiency). That's 284 kanji cards. It has a guide and index for those 284 cards.

2. Volume two of these cards contains all the kanji needed for the JPLT Level 2. That's 739 kanji cards. It includes a guide and index to all the cards in both volume one and volume two, which makes it very easy to pull out specific cards to study.

If you are studying kanji, these cards make life a lot easier.

The best Kanji flashcards available
As with Volume 1 in this series of Kanji Flash cards, White Rabbit Press have done an excellent job. WRP flashcards are the most poplular cards in Japan and over the world. I am very satisfied and I shall purchase Volume 3 when it is completed.

The content of these cards is an excellent learning tool. Randomized review is your tool in building long term memory. Flash cards will help you to manage your reviews and are very handy for carrying around to take a peek at during your moments of free time.

Each Kanji is well presented in large print with clear stroke order. There are six common compounds included on each card, each marked to indicate if they are required on JLPT tests.

Stroke counts and radical are displayed to make it easy to look up the Kanji in dictionaries such as "Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary".

On the back of the cards you will find all the Japanese readings written in Kana, not Romaji. This is essential for anyone serious about learning to read Japanese, and one would assume that is the case if you are interested in learning the first 1000 Kanji and beyond.

As with Volume 1 3rd edition, the Kanji is not displayed on the back of the card, so that you have the option to review from the reading to the Kanji. This is a very effective way to review and remember the writing of Kanji as it is demonstrated by Heisig's "Remembering The Kanji" system. If you build your memory from reading to the writing of Kanji, the rest will take care of itself. This is not true of the opposite case where seeing the Kanji may jog memory of the reading but it is very difficult to recall how to write the Kanji from memory.

The flashcards are printed on bright glossy card with rounded corners. They feel like playing cards in your hands. (If you have ever used cards printed on non-glossy card or without rounded corners I am sure you are no stranger to irritated palms.) These WRP cards are comfortable to hold and shuffle.

You may also be interested in reading all the reviews for Japanese Kanji Flashcards, Volume 1.

This product is the best
The White Rabbit Press flash cards are indeed the best. They are the only kanji cards on the market that provide complete preparation for the kanji portion of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT). There are easy to use and fit nicely into the storage box. Also, White Rabbit Press offers exceptional customer service. There was a problem with my order and they addressed the problem and had the cards shipped in less than 24 hours from initial time of order. I was most appreciative. I highly recommend!