pTHE KEY TO ALL JOYO KANJI - A Study Guide Using Common Shapes and Character Histories 20849368902441812392233832830412395124241242724120299922845023383123982339832722124601245212489ppThis book is a study guidereference intended to make learning and remembering kanji more efficient by grouping kanji that share the same components among the 2,136 Japanese Joyo kanji commonly-used kanji 24120299922845023383. Most kanji are comprised of recurring components. Wherever the same component appears, its core meaning andor sound is the same or closely related to every other kanji that has the same component because they were derived from the same origins. This book explains those origins, going back to ancient times, and shows how they developed into present-day Japanese kanji. Within each common shape group, kanji are labeled with a level of difficulty - strongAstrong easiest to strongDstrong most challenging. The reader can start or start to review with the easiest level and move to more comp