It serves beginners as well as those who want to look up individual kanji via the three indexes. A feature of this handbook is its double usefulness as both a textbook and a reference work. In addition, with its 19 tables, it presents a fresh, modern design. The main part of the book now lists 2,141 kanji (formerly 1,945). Preface Fourteen years after it was last revised, this standard work of the Japanese writing system has been expanded and completely updated. 61 The 80 Graphemes (without variants) 65 The 79 Radicals (without variants) (back endpaper) Checklist for Determining the Radical of a Character (inside back cover) 60 The 214 Traditional Radicals and Their Meanings. 58 The Most Important of the 214 Traditional Radicals. 17 6 Alphabetical order of the syllables of the Fifty-Sounds Table and supplementary table. List of Tables 1 The Syllabaries (inside front cover) 2 Basic Rules for Writing by Hand ((front endpaper) 3 Transliteration (Hepburn romanization). 66 Explanation of the Jōyō Kanji Entries. Table of Contents Brief Historical Outline. 61 Tai Seng Avenue #02-12 Singapore 534167 Tel: (65) 6280-1330 Fax: (65) 6280-6290 TUTTLE PUBLISHING® is a registered trademark of Tuttle Publishing, a division of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. Third edition 15 14 13 12 11 Printed in Singaporeĭistributed by North America, Latin America & Europe Tuttle Publishing 364 Innovation Drive North Clarendon, VT 05759-9436 U.S.A. Third edition, 2011 Second edition, 1997 First edition, 1981 German language edition published in 1979 by Verlag Enderle GmbH, Tokyo in 1980 by Langenscheidt KG, Berlin and Munich Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data for this title is available. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher. Copyright © 2012 by Wolfgang Hadamitzky and Mark Spahn All rights reserved. Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. With a backlist of 1,500 titles, Tuttle Publishing is more active today than at any time in its past- inspired by Charles’ core mission to publish fine books to span the East and West and provide a greater understanding of each. By the time of his death in 1993, Tuttle had published over 6,000 books on Asian culture, history and art-a legacy honored by the Japanese emperor with the “Order of the Sacred Treasure,” the highest tribute Japan can bestow upon a non-Japanese. Though a westerner, Charles was hugely instrumental in bringing a knowledge of Japan and Asia to a world hungry for information about the East. Tuttle Publishing Company, which thrives today as one of the world’s leading independent publishers. Immediately after WW II, serving in Tokyo under General Douglas MacArthur, Tuttle was tasked with reviving the Japanese publishing industry, and founded the Charles E. And his first love was naturally books-especially old and rare editions.
Tuttle, belonged to a New England family steeped in publishing. The Tuttle Story: “Books to Span the East and West” Most people are surprised to learn that the world’s largest publisher of books on Asia had its beginnings in the tiny American state of Vermont. T UT T L E Publishing Tokyo Rutland, Vermont Singapore For a more-detailed explanation of kanji writing rules, see the summary on pages 46–48.Ī COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE JAPANESE WRITING SYSTEM These handwriting rules for the stroke direction and order apply to kana as well as kanji. If the vertical middle stroke does not protrude, upper part, then middle stroke, then lower part g.
X-forming strokes: from upper right to lower left, then from upper left to lower right f. Horizontal stroke before intersecting vertical stroke e. Middle stroke before short flanking side-strokesĭ. A stroke may change direction several times Vertical or slanting strokes from top to bottom 3. Basic Rules for Writing by Hand Stroke direction 1.
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