This kanji textbook uses illustrations and mnemonic hints to make it easy for learners to memorize the shapes and meanings of 512 basic kanji JLPT levels N5–N3.
Also included are some 3,500 words incorporating the kanji studied.

- The illustrations and mnemonic hints in English enable even learners new to kanji to readily master the shapes and meanings of the characters presented.
- Users can quickly look up the basic information for each kanji (meaning, reading, and stroke count/order), plus approx. 3,500 essential beginning/intermediate words written with the kanji, and the meanings of those words.
- Key elementary-level words are specially marked to facilitate self-study.
- This book can also function as a kanji dictionary, as the various indexes provided at the end allow users to immediately find the characters and words they need.
- The companion workbook (sold separately) helps users to learn kanji and words in the context of sentences and longer text.