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Title: Almost useless
Review: Yes, the simple meaning of each kanji is presented (in unbearably saccharine prose), but there is absolutely no indication of the Japanese pronunciation. Perhaps useful if you never intend to speak the language, but useless if you are trying to learn the actual words associated with each character. There is not a single word of Japanese to be found anywhere in the book, so the only thing you will take away is: kanji 1 = english anecdote, kanji 2 = another english anecdote. And so on.
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