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so if i get that book it will show me how to pronounce the kanji well thanks helps
do you know any that do ?
well thank you ^_^yeah, most of the ones on the market except for that one do. I never had much success using them though. Learning readings character by character is really boring. I think it's much better to just read Japanese books/magazines/manga and learn the readings through context. If you are just starting out you should start with kids books since they will have the pronunciation written above the characters (what is called furigana).
Anyway, that's what I suggest. Do Heisig and learn how to remember the kanji, then start reading real Japanese stuff for the readings.
so whats a good book so when i learn a new word to write the kanjiBrad, you'd be better off learning vocabulary that "kanji readings" -- out of context and in random order, remembering those things isn't easy. Just learn words. When you learn a word, learn how to write it.
They're called "dictionaries."
thank you so much ^_^ rikaichan helps heapsGenki I and II is pretty good for your first 200 kanji or so. There are many kanji books out there and I've used some of them. Some try to come up with ingenious ways to help you memorize them easily. I however find them quite useless. With language it's all about familiarity and memorization. You just need to keep reading material in Japanese, from easy to hard. I downloaded the JLPT kanji list and installed a stroke order font to practice on my own. To familiarize myself with actually reading them, I read Japanese blogs and wikipedia with the help of rikaichan and a furigana injector. This method I guarantee you will build up your kanji bank faster than any kanji book out there.