This compact book is a lively collection of contemporary memory aids (mnemonics) that teaches you the shapes and sounds of hiragana and katakana, the two basic syllabaries used in written Japanese. Combining clever drawings and text memory aids, each hiragana and katakana pair is presented on a single page for comparison, with separate visual and text mnemonics. Fits handily into any pocket.\ Author Biography: Michael Rowley is an illustrator and graphic designer living in the San Francisco...
Pocket-size visual guide for remembering the Japanese syllabariesperfect for beginners!