Understanding Japanese Particles from the Image

"Particles are often omitted in conversation and some people might feel they are not very important. However, for example, if you say "電車に寝る" instead of "電車で寝る," just changing one particle can completely change the meaning and you might not be able to convey your message properly. By learning the images that particles carry through this book, I hope everyone will be able to express what they want to say appropriately! Learning particles has these kinds of benefits."

This book is an ideal supplement for those that have just started studying Japanese and need extra help nailing down the use of particles. If you’re someone that has already passed N4, chances are you have this down already, but the visualisations here can really help beginners.

In addition to the illustrations, there are QR codes that you can scan to see animated explanations for each of the grammar points.

After a section describing the difference between に from で for example, the book provides extra questions to test the understanding further. This is then followed quickly by the answers.

It is important that you have a vague understanding of particles already however as this book does not contain much in the way of English. There is some English (and Vietnamese) of course, but the questions themselves are in Japanese, with only a small description of each point here. If you’re not very confident with kanji, that’s ok however as furigana is also provided.

This book really is aimed at those who frequently mix up corresponding particles such as に and で and は and が. As a result the first section provides many examples of the difference between the two. The second section following goes more in depth about each particle on its own merits. The last section is a test so learners can really test if they’ve solidified their understanding of particles.