Crazy for Kanji

Memorizing kanjiJapanese written charactersand their thousands of shapes, sounds, and meaningswould drive anyone crazy. And here's something crazier: a whole book about kanjiwhere they come from, why they look like they do, how to tell husband from prisoner, where to find kanji in Wales, and how to learn kanji faster. Scattered throughout are nearly one hundred large-type exhibits of kanji madness, including puzzles and even kanji sudoku. Crazy for Kanji is visually striking and loads of fun for students and language lovers. Eve Kushner, based in Berkeley, California, is a student of Japanese and an incurable kanji-holic.