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FACT: A strategy based on sound research can mobilize and compel Kanji to contribute to conversational skills. Study the most frequently used Kanji first with The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power.
A very special thank you to all those who have contributed ideas, corrections, and experiences to what has resulted in this unique and popular web site.

Professor Saeko Komori
Chubu University, Japan
For her creation of the fantastic stroke order movies found in the Kanji lessons.

Michelle Saldivar
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
For her invaluable and ongoing assistance with the Spanish translation of the Kanji etymology.

Professor Shigeru Miyagawa
Department Head, Japanese Language Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
For his many innovative thoughts on Japanese language instruction, and introduction to Professor Komori through his monumental JP-Net project.

Professor Sono Takano
Senior Lecturer, Japanese Language Department, Carnegie Mellon University
For her suggestion of including the pictorial evolution now present on Jôyô 96.

Ms. Kaori Shima
Center For Machine Translation of Carnegie Mellon University
Whose suggestions are greatly responsible for inspiring the Rose Style, the unique tri-colored stroke order representation already being duplicated by software programs world-wide.

Hao Dong
Former Research Scientist, Carnegie Mellon Research Institute
Who would often give me personal advice, drawing on his vast experience in the People's Republic of China, Japan, and Russia, and who introduced me to to the ancient history and evolution of the Chinese characters.

Jeffrey Friedl
Tokyo - Creator of the WWW interface to EDICT, KANJIDICT electronic Japanese dictionaries.
Who suggested the idea of single Kanji entries on one page, making cross-linked references much less of a pain to explore.

Michael Wildoer
Founder - Lava Software, Australia
For his creation of the excellant teaching font used to demonstrate the step-by-step stroke order of the Kanji, and his adaptation of the "Rose Style" stroke order delineation into the Japanese "WordMage" software program.

And also to the following "Bug Busters":

  • Lonnie Mardis
  • Jim Breen, Ph.D.
  • Dana Brass
  • Pieter Stouten
  • Michael Cox
  • Akio Mori
  • Bill Turlock
  • Conrad Wei-Li Song
  • Jean-Francois Jauvin
  • Andrew Scal
  • David Auerbach
  • Sean Hollender
"My research also disclosed the fact that one-fourth of the characters in general use in Japanese writing and printing occur in three-fourths of the most frequently occuring words in the spoken and written languages. This means that mastering the content of this book will lead the student of Japanese to powerful control of the language." - The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power.
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