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This book has been prepared as a kanji book. However, the scope of this book is not limited to the kanji and *kanji words that appear in the coursebook. It also includes the development of general kanji ability and written Japanese language skills.

The authors do not think that the only way to learn kanji is to simply practice writing each kanji or kanji word over and over again and to memorize their readings by rote. Neither do the authors think that it is a good idea to design a course of learning based on the kanji system, because it is only a partial system and if we choose that course learners are often obliged to learn many unfamiliar words. The authors believe that kanji and kanji words are best learned if they are studied in familiar words used in familiar contexts, while at the same time paying attention to the kanji system. In this way, learners not only acquire a certain number of kanji and kanji words per se but also build a solid foundation to their general kanji ability and develop skills in written Japanese, thus encouraging them to study Japanese further.

As explained below, in the process of selecting the target kanji and kanji words, the contents of the coursebook and the lists of kanji and vocabulary prepared for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test were taken into consideration.

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