are there any good books where i can learn japanese???

Answer 1

There are many good books to learn with ^^! And after much trial and error, I've come up with a pretty solid list ^^.

I've found that Kodansha publishes very good and informative books, that can easily be found on Amazon.com ^^.

Also (depending on your skill level) there are many excellent books written in Japanese especially for non-native Japanese language learners. I would highly recommend switching to these books when your skill level is high enough ^^!

As for dictionaries... 'Kanji and Kana - A handbook of the Japanese writing system' by Wolfgang Hadamitzky and Mark Spahn (published by Tuttle) and the Random House Japanese-English English-Japanese Dictionary by Seigo Nakao are surprisingly good (especially for a beginner) and will help you for a long time. I'm at an advanced level of Japanese, and I still reference them occasionally ^^.

Here is a list of books I own (and recommend). Most of these books can be found at either Amazon.com or TheJapanShop.com. They have many other quality Japanese language learning books besides the ones on my list (especially TheJapanShop.com).

Also, if you have a Kinokuniya Japanese Bookstore near by, you should check it out as well. I found my main dictionary, (the NTC one) and many other excellent learning materials there.

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The List
(in no particular order. Also, I am listing the Japanese titles in parethesis, where available):

Japanese-English English-Japanese Dictionary

by Seigo Nakao
Publisher: Random House

NTC's New Japanese-English Character Dictionary　
（新漢英字典）

Editor in Chief - Jack Halpern
Publisher: NTC

Kanji and Kana: A Handbook of the Japanese Writing System - Revised Edition

by Wolfgang Hadamitzky and Mark Spahn
Publisher: Tuttle

A Japanese Reader:
Graded Lessons for Mastering the Written Language

by Roy Andrew Miller
Publisher: Tuttle

Basic Connections:
Making Your Japanese Flow

by Kakuko Shoji
Publisher: Kodansha

A Dictionary of Japanese Particles

by Sue A. Kawashima
Publisher: Kodansha

Tigers, Devils, & Fools - A Guide to Japanese Proverbs

by Edward Trimnell
Publisher: Beechmont Crest Publishing

Japanese Verbs at a Glance

by Naoko Chino
Publisher: Kodansha

Basic Japanese Idioms

by Jaff Garrison, Kayoko Kimiya, George Wallace, and Masahiko Goshi
Publisher: Kodansha

Kinki Japanese - A Language Guide to the Earthy, Colorful Dialects Spoken in the Kinki Region

by DC Palter and Kaoru Slotsve
Publisher: Tuttle

Kansai Japanese - The Language of Osaka, Kyoto, and Western Japan

by Peter Tse
Publisher: Tuttle

(These last 2 are completely in Japanese, and have Japanese titles)

日本語能力試験：　文法編　－　実力アップ！　二級

松本節子　＋　星野恵子　著
出版社：　Unicom

日本語能力試験：　文法編　－　実力アップ！　一級

松本節子　＋　星野恵子　著
出版社：　Unicom

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Answer 2

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