Enjoy Learning Japanese Kanji

Japanese kanji are represented as pictograms which are based on the shape of objects. If you feel even slightly disheartened that you will have to memorize each one of them, then do not worry. Just as the English language learning system is based on alphabets (A, B, C, etc.) which are a set of characters that represent the phonemic structure of the language; similarly, Kanji learning has about 250 basic and radical characters. Remember that you can combine these kanji or break them in order to easily read, write and understand them. How must one learn the basic characters? This book is written to help you understand the origin and usage of each character. Now you can recall instead of memorizing. To remember means strengthening the synapses that connect your brain cells. Synapses can be strengthened by stimulating the five senses - smell, hearing, taste, vision, and touch. When multiple senses are used together, the memory lasts longer. Better results can be achieved when such stimuli are coupled with unforced repetition. One good way of strengthening the synapses is to repeat the same stimulation. This book expands on the basic character by adding parts that give new meaning in a radical form. This means you are exposed to the same basic character multiple times. Learning that can be used immediately By learning how these kanji came to be, you can also learn how adding a certain component changes the meaning. For example, the character "色 [しょく·しき]" meaning ‘color’ depicts a person(⺈) on top of another person(巴) in the act of sexual intercourse, which causes one to flush with excitement. Once you know that origin, you can understand why "色" also means ‘lust.’