Best Japanese Learning Textbooks

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Genki I: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese
Genki I: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese
by: Eri Banno
4.31 avg rating — 1,778 ratings
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A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar 日本語基本文法辞典 (Japanese Grammar Dictionary #1)
A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar 日本語基本文法辞典 (Japanese Grammar Dictionary #1) 4.66 avg rating — 461 ratings
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The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course: A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering 2300 Characters
The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course: A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering 2300 Characters 4.38 avg rating — 94 ratings
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GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese, Vol. II
GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese, Vol. II
by: Eri Banno
4.35 avg rating — 682 ratings
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Basic Kanji Book, Vol. 1
Basic Kanji Book, Vol. 1 4.16 avg rating — 284 ratings
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Minna no Nihongo I
Minna no Nihongo I 4.08 avg rating — 427 ratings
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Remembering the Kanji I: A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters
Remembering the Kanji I: A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters 4.24 avg rating — 866 ratings
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Japanese the Manga Way: An Illustrated Guide to Grammar and Structure
Japanese the Manga Way: An Illustrated Guide to Grammar and Structure 4.26 avg rating — 290 ratings
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Japanese for Busy People I: Romanized
Japanese for Busy People I: Romanized 3.77 avg rating — 464 ratings
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Read Japanese Today
Read Japanese Today
by: Len Walsh
3.98 avg rating — 187 ratings
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Japanese from Zero! 1: Proven Techniques to Learn Japanese for Students and Professionals
Japanese from Zero! 1: Proven Techniques to Learn Japanese for Students and Professionals 4.36 avg rating — 862 ratings
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みんなの日本語―初級2本冊
みんなの日本語―初級2本冊 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 136 ratings
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Kodansha's Essential Kanji Dictionary
Kodansha's Essential Kanji Dictionary
by: Kodansha
4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings
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The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary
The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary 4.49 avg rating — 282 ratings
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A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar 日本語文法辞典【中級編】 (Japanese Grammar Dictionary #2)
A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar 日本語文法辞典【中級編】 (Japanese Grammar Dictionary #2) 4.51 avg rating — 214 ratings
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Genki I: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I - Workbook
Genki I: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I - Workbook
by: Eri Banno
4.33 avg rating — 521 ratings
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Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication: A Self-Study Course and Reference
Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication: A Self-Study Course and Reference 4.34 avg rating — 124 ratings
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Breaking into Japanese Literature: Seven Modern Classics in Parallel Text
Breaking into Japanese Literature: Seven Modern Classics in Parallel Text 4.15 avg rating — 355 ratings
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Japanese English Bilingual Visual Dictio
Japanese English Bilingual Visual Dictio 4.12 avg rating — 93 ratings
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Basic Connections: Making Your Japanese Flow
Basic Connections: Making Your Japanese Flow 3.88 avg rating — 82 ratings
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Tobira: Gateway To Advanced Japanese Learning Through Content And Multimedia
Tobira: Gateway To Advanced Japanese Learning Through Content And Multimedia 4.35 avg rating — 153 ratings
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250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use, Volume 1
250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use, Volume 1 3.84 avg rating — 44 ratings
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Japanese for Busy People (Kana version) Vol. II
Japanese for Busy People (Kana version) Vol. II 3.91 avg rating — 224 ratings
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Kanji Pict-O-Graphix: Over 1,000 Japanese Kanji and Kana Mnemonics
Kanji Pict-O-Graphix: Over 1,000 Japanese Kanji and Kana Mnemonics 3.81 avg rating — 303 ratings
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A Guide to Japanese Grammar
A Guide to Japanese Grammar
by: Tae Kim
4.49 avg rating — 367 ratings
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A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar 日本語文法辞典【上級編】 (Japanese Grammar Dictionary #3)
A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar 日本語文法辞典【上級編】 (Japanese Grammar Dictionary #3) 4.75 avg rating — 100 ratings
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Let's Learn Hiragana: First Book of Basic Japanese Writing
Let's Learn Hiragana: First Book of Basic Japanese Writing 4.29 avg rating — 164 ratings
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Let's Learn Katakana: Second Book of Basic Japanese Writing
Let's Learn Katakana: Second Book of Basic Japanese Writing 4.30 avg rating — 102 ratings
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Exploring Japanese Literature: Read Mishima, Tanizaki and Kawabata in the Original
Exploring Japanese Literature: Read Mishima, Tanizaki and Kawabata in the Original 4.27 avg rating — 79 ratings
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Remembering the Kanji II: A Systematic Guide to Reading Japanese Characters (Remembering the Japanese Characters Series)
Remembering the Kanji II: A Systematic Guide to Reading Japanese Characters (Remembering the Japanese Characters Series) 4.15 avg rating — 106 ratings
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Authentic Japanese: Progressing from Intermediate to Advanced
Authentic Japanese: Progressing from Intermediate to Advanced 3.53 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Pimsleur Japanese Level 1 CD: Learn to Speak and Understand Japanese with Pimsleur Language Programs [Lessons 1-30]
Pimsleur Japanese Level 1 CD: Learn to Speak and Understand Japanese with Pimsleur Language Programs [Lessons 1-30]
by: Pimsleur
4.48 avg rating — 69 ratings
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Making Sense of Japanese: What the Textbooks Don't Tell You
Making Sense of Japanese: What the Textbooks Don't Tell You
by: Jay Rubin
4.17 avg rating — 674 ratings
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A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Sentence Patterns
A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Sentence Patterns 4.15 avg rating — 59 ratings
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A Japanese Reader: Graded Lessons for Mastering the Written Language
A Japanese Reader: Graded Lessons for Mastering the Written Language 3.43 avg rating — 23 ratings
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日本語総まとめ問題集 2級 読解編 [Nihongo Sōmatome mondaishū - Nikyū Dokkai hen]
日本語総まとめ問題集 2級 読解編 [Nihongo Sōmatome mondaishū - Nikyū Dokkai hen] 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Nakama 1A
Nakama 1A 3.91 avg rating — 32 ratings
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Kodansha's Hiragana Workbook: A Step-by-Step Approach to Basic Japanese Writing
Kodansha's Hiragana Workbook: A Step-by-Step Approach to Basic Japanese Writing 4.59 avg rating — 34 ratings
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Kodansha's Furigana Japanese Dictionary: Japanese-English English-Japanese
Kodansha's Furigana Japanese Dictionary: Japanese-English English-Japanese
by: Kodansha
4.25 avg rating — 105 ratings
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Kana Can Be Easy
Kana Can Be Easy 4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Read Real Japanese Essays: Contemporary Writings by Popular Authors
Read Real Japanese Essays: Contemporary Writings by Popular Authors 4.09 avg rating — 151 ratings
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まるごと 日本のことばと文化 入門 A1 かつどう- Marugoto: Japanese language and culture Starter A1 Coursebook for communicative language activities
まるごと 日本のことばと文化 入門 A1 かつどう- Marugoto: Japanese language and culture Starter A1 Coursebook for communicative language activities 4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings
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まるごと 日本のことばと文化 入門 A1 りかい - Marugoto: Japanese language and culture Starter A1 Coursebook for communicative language competences
まるごと 日本のことばと文化 入門 A1 りかい - Marugoto: Japanese language and culture Starter A1 Coursebook for communicative language competences 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Let's Learn Japanese Picture Dictionary
Let's Learn Japanese Picture Dictionary really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 72 ratings
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Essential Kanji: 2,000 Basic Japanese Characters Systematically Arranged for Learning and Reference
Essential Kanji: 2,000 Basic Japanese Characters Systematically Arranged for Learning and Reference 4.17 avg rating — 208 ratings
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Japanese Step by Step
Japanese Step by Step 3.86 avg rating — 100 ratings
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Kanji Power: A Workbook for Mastering Japanese Characters
Kanji Power: A Workbook for Mastering Japanese Characters 3.52 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Mangajin's Basic Japanese Through Comics Part 2
Mangajin's Basic Japanese Through Comics Part 2
by: Mangajin
3.95 avg rating — 44 ratings
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Kodansha's Katakana Workbook: A Step-By-Step Approach to Basic Japanese Writing
Kodansha's Katakana Workbook: A Step-By-Step Approach to Basic Japanese Writing 4.55 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Hiragana
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Hiragana 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Bosley Sees the World: A Dual Language Book in Japanese and English
Bosley Sees the World: A Dual Language Book in Japanese and English 4.12 avg rating — 94 ratings
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First Thousand Words in Japanese
First Thousand Words in Japanese 4.16 avg rating — 73 ratings
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Mangajin's Basic Japanese Through Comics
Mangajin's Basic Japanese Through Comics 3.96 avg rating — 81 ratings
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Basic Japanese Kanji: High-Frequency Kanji at Your Command!: 1
Basic Japanese Kanji: High-Frequency Kanji at Your Command!: 1 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Kanji Look and Learn: 512 Kanji with Illustrations and Mnemonic Hints
Kanji Look and Learn: 512 Kanji with Illustrations and Mnemonic Hints
by: Eri Banno
4.22 avg rating — 104 ratings
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How to Sound Intelligent in Japanese: A Vocabulary Builder
How to Sound Intelligent in Japanese: A Vocabulary Builder 3.65 avg rating — 55 ratings
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Living Language Japanese, Complete Edition: Beginner through advanced course, including 3 coursebooks, 9 audio CDs, Japanese reading & writing guide, and free online learning
Living Language Japanese, Complete Edition: Beginner through advanced course, including 3 coursebooks, 9 audio CDs, Japanese reading & writing guide, and free online learning really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 38 ratings
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Read and write Japanese scripts
Read and write Japanese scripts 4.23 avg rating — 31 ratings
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KANJI THE JAPANESE WRITING SYSTEM
KANJI THE JAPANESE WRITING SYSTEM it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The Handbook of Japanese Verbs
The Handbook of Japanese Verbs 4.42 avg rating — 79 ratings
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Nakama 1B: Introductory Japanese Communication, Culture, Context
Nakama 1B: Introductory Japanese Communication, Culture, Context 3.62 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Japanese Kanji & Kana: A Complete Guide to the Japanese Writing System
Japanese Kanji & Kana: A Complete Guide to the Japanese Writing System 4.56 avg rating — 55 ratings
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Japanese Visual Dictionary: A photo guide to everyday words and phrases in Japanese
Japanese Visual Dictionary: A photo guide to everyday words and phrases in Japanese 4.48 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Kōmoku Seiri 2 Kyū Mondaishū: Nihongo Nōryoku Shiken Taisaku
Kōmoku Seiri 2 Kyū Mondaishū: Nihongo Nōryoku Shiken Taisaku it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Remembering the Kanji III: Writing and Reading Japanese Characters for Upper-Level Proficiency
Remembering the Kanji III: Writing and Reading Japanese Characters for Upper-Level Proficiency 4.35 avg rating — 60 ratings
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Read Real Japanese Fiction: Short Stories by Contemporary Writers
Read Real Japanese Fiction: Short Stories by Contemporary Writers 4.21 avg rating — 267 ratings
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Nakama 1a: Student Activities Manual
Nakama 1a: Student Activities Manual 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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A Frequency Dictionary of Japanese
A Frequency Dictionary of Japanese 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings
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項目整理 3級問題集 : 日本語能力試験対策
項目整理 3級問題集 : 日本語能力試験対策 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
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An Integrated Approach To Intermediate Japanese
An Integrated Approach To Intermediate Japanese 3.93 avg rating — 158 ratings
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NEJ: A New Approach to Elementary Japanese vol. 1 (Nej・nij)
NEJ: A New Approach to Elementary Japanese vol. 1 (Nej・nij) 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Japanese for Busy People I: Kana Version (Japanese for Busy People Series)
Japanese for Busy People I: Kana Version (Japanese for Busy People Series) 4.02 avg rating — 154 ratings
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NEJ: A New Approach to Elementary Japanese vol. 2
NEJ: A New Approach to Elementary Japanese vol. 2 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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広辞苑（Kōjien）
広辞苑（Kōjien） 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Japanese Verbs and Essentials of Grammar
Japanese Verbs and Essentials of Grammar 3.71 avg rating — 52 ratings
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Essential Japanese Grammar: A Comprehensive Guide to Contemporary Usage
Essential Japanese Grammar: A Comprehensive Guide to Contemporary Usage 4.05 avg rating — 77 ratings
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Nihongo 1: Kyokasho, libro de texto 1
Nihongo 1: Kyokasho, libro de texto 1 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Nakama 2: Japanese Communication, Culture, Context: Imtermediate Japanese
Nakama 2: Japanese Communication, Culture, Context: Imtermediate Japanese 3.73 avg rating — 30 ratings
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More Making Out In Japanese
More Making Out In Japanese 3.69 avg rating — 62 ratings
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Dirty Japanese: Everyday Slang from "What's Up?" to "F*%# Off!"
Dirty Japanese: Everyday Slang from "What's Up?" to "F*%# Off!" 3.76 avg rating — 276 ratings