Japanese Writing Practice Book: Learn to Write Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji - Character Handwriting Sheets with Square Grids (Ideal for JLPT and AP Exam Prep)

Looks very neat

My son seems to really like this book.

Great for learning Japanese at my own pace

See photos and pros/cons belowI'm impressed with this book but it's not exactly what I thought I was getting, so just read this before you purchase.It has more than just the kanji squares for practicing. At the beginning it has a brief paragraph on how to draw strokes in Japanese, and then it has a few pages of hiragana/kana, kanji lists to practice. In the back of the book it has 100 most frequently used word lists for these writing systems, too. I found these added features really helpful to me as a beginner, but if you don't need it, then it's just extra info occupying pages you paid for practice writing.Each page has two different sides. The front side has the kanji squares for practice writing. The back has your college ruled type horizontal (side to side) lines, like a journal notebook. I also wasn't expecting this. I thought it was just kanji squares for practicing. However, I also found this very helpful. I practice on the kanji in the kanji squares, then when feeling more confident, I go to the page next to it and practice without the "training wheels" on the horizontal lines. When it comes to writing sentences, if you prefer writing top to bottom, you can spin the book so the lines are now facing vertically (up and down) so you can write from top to bottom.I typically use a lead pencil, but I did try out an ultra fine sharpie for sake of the review, because I write with sharpies a lot and they are notorious for bleeding through papers. With FIRM pressure, the sharpie does bleed through on the pressure spots where you stop writing in one direction and pivot to go the next direction, but it's not excessive. The pages are durable and thicker than a college-ruled notebook page, more like a journal notebook page. The pages are smooth and enjoyable to write on.PROS-Provides horizontal lines AND kanji practice squares for writing-Provides Brief overview how to write strokes-Provides hiragana/kana/kanji practice which also shows stroke order-Provides most frequently used word list in back of the book for kanji characters-Pages are thick, smooth, and a nice quality. Pens don't bleed through easily. (see photos)-The kanji practice squares do not fill the page. They are written horizontally (side to side), and when you go down to begin the next line, there is a small space between the squares. It's really nice not just seeing a page of lines, making it hard to look at for extended periods of practice. If you want to write vertically, just spin the book so the lines are facing vertically instead.-Great price for the qualityCONS-Of 127 pages, about 110 of them are for writing practice, and HALF of those are kanji practice squares-Printed in Malaysia (I don't mind, but if you prefer natively made materials, look elsewhere)If the review was helpful, please THUMBS UP, thanks!

I bought this for my husband and he loves it! He said it is really helpful with spacing, and gives a good guidance in the writing of hiragana and katakana. I'm glad I got this for him.

It’s a great book for learning to write the Japanese characters

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The image shown would have you think you are shown the character on the page you are practicing on, nope, you get own run though on the first few pages and a ton of blank pages, so you have flip back and forth to see the characters. Also, the attention to detail is lacking. Consider Ka, the first stroke shown already shows the second one in place and then the second stroke magically moves to the center only to move over to the left on the 3rd stroke.The whole point of having the box to practice in is to get proper spacing and they just move around and move steps.Did no one proof read these to make sure they all are in order and consistent?Could have shown each character with blank spaces pages like it appears to be in the images. Would have been great.