Particles are an essential component of the Japanese language, and a facility with their use is essential for a mastery of both spoken and written forms.

This workbook introduces 60 particles and their 188 basic functions in order of frequency of usage. Each function is illustrated with example sentences, and exercises are presented every few lessons to allow users to test their understanding, writing directly in the workbook and checking their work against the answers provided. A basic vocabulary is employed throughout to allow students to concentrate fully on one important goal: the mastery of Japanese particles.

Answers to the exercise questions are provided in the back of the book to further self-study.

The Japanese language portions of this book are written in both the English character script romanji and Japanese character scripts kana (hiragana/katakana) and kanji, allowing students to choose their level of language immersion.

Written by Taeko Kamiya.