Basic Technical Japanese [Paperback]

Even if you have had no Japanese-language training, you can learn how to translate technical manuals, research publications, and reference works.Basic Technical Japanesetakes you step by step from an introduction to the Japanese writing system through a mastery of grammar and scientific vocabulary to reading actual texts in Japanese. You can use the book to study independently or in formal classes.
    This book places special emphasis on thekanji(characters) that occur most often in technical writing. There are special chapters on the language of mathematics and chemistry, and vocabulary building and reading exercises in physics, chemistry, biology, and biochemistry. With extensive character charts and vocabulary lists,Basic Technical Japaneseis entirely self-contained; no dictionaries or other reference works are needed.

Even if you have had no Japanese-language training, you can learn how to translate technical manuals, research publications, and reference works.Basic Technical Japanesetakes you step by step from an introduction to the Japanese writing system through a mastery of grammar and scientific vocabulary to reading actual texts in Japanese. You can use the book to study independently or in formal classes.
    This book places special emphasis on thekanji(characters) that occur most often in technical writing. There are special chapters on the language of mathematics and chemistry, and vocabulary building and reading exercises in physics, chemistry, biology, and biochemistry. With extensive character charts and vocabulary lists,Basic Technical Japaneseis entirely self-contained; no dictionaries or other reference works are needed.

“Well-structured and carefully written. [Basic Technical Japanese] provides the reader with thoughtful instruction on how to utilize the chapters to their full potential. . . . It contains copious lãÜ