Japanese Composition Notebook for Language Study with Genkouyoushi Paper for Notetaking & Writing Practice of Kana & Kanji Characters: Memo Book with ... (Language Learning Composition Book Plus) Paperback – Large Print, September 21, 2016

These are perfect for practicing kana and kanji. Flexible but not totally floppy, 8.5x11x0.25. Covers are thick enough to be useful without being too stiff to interfere with writing and both covers have a space for writing your name, course, work title, etc so you can use the book right to left or left to right, your choice. The spine is square/flat and allows the pages to be opened fully and has a small block for writing a name or number.The book has 112 pages total. Opening left to right (western style), the first page is ruled paper and headlined 'Table of Contents' so you can use it as that or just scratch. The last 2 pages are blank and can be used for whatever. The next to the last page has nice big hiragana and katakana tables with stroke order and romaji reading. 4th and 5th pages from the back are ruled and can be used for whatever. Pages 2-107 representing 53 facing pairs of ruled on the left, and columned boxes on the right. The columned pages have channels between the columns that you could write in the kana (furigana) if you were writing kanji in the column boxes.Overall this is a great notebook for writing kana/kanji on the right hand page and translations, romaji, notes, etc on the left ruled page which is how I am using it. So I write in the right hand column boxes Japanese style (top to bottom, right to left) then write the romaji, translation and notes on the ruled left page. There are 9 columns by 20 boxes on the right hand pages and 27 ruled lines on the left hand ruled pages. This gives you 3 lines of ruled per column if you want to translate, add notes, etc relative to the facing column page. The boxes in the columns are half inch by half inch and the channels between the columns are quarter inch. There is a half inch margin at the bottom of the columned pages so if you have to go over by one character you can. The ruled pages are 3/8th ruled. The pages are white and erase well if using quality pencils and erasers. Paper thickness is adequate and you only get faint impressions through to the next page if at all.Overall, nothing too cramped, nothing too big, exactly what you want. Very well thought out.Do yourself a huge favor and get some quality pencils, erasers, and a sharpener. It makes everything way more enjoyable. I recommend the following as these pencils are smooth as silk and easy to write with and can be nearly 100% erased with these erasers and these sharpeners just plain work:Sharpenershttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015NZEC9G/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1Erasershttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q4HQVU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1Pencilshttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BKZVWU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Not only does this Notebook have the needed spaces for practicing Kanji and Hiragana/Katakana, but there's also lined pages and all the pages are numbered, which means that you can make your own Table of Contents and organize you're entire notebook! Such a great tool for learning Japanese!

This is just what I was looking for! It's a nice lined page on one side, calligraphy practice page on the other notebook. Very helpful in my Japanese class and practicing writing and note taking! I love it! And the art design is lovely. 5/5!

Pros: It's simple, pretty, and well thought out with its format (table of contents page, numbered pages, label boxes on front and back as well as a space for a "volume number" on the spine). The cover has a crease line so it neatly opens flat, and scards to keep (I can see it potentially tearing along this line with heavy use though, considering the cover is pretty thin). The paper is pretty nice, thicker like printer paper rather than the thin stuff you'd find in spiral-bound notebooks (though it will bleed a bit if you use brush pens or something with heavy ink-flow).Cons: The covers are only cardstock, so it is a little flimsy. This is my biggest complaint. I really wish it had a pressed cover like a composition notebook. I'd even be willing to pay a couple extra dollars for it if it did. The only other thing is that it has a textbook on the TOC page and last page with some instructions and explanations on the notebooks features. I don't mind the info, just feels like this could have been on a little paper insert or something so I don't have to look at it all the time.Overall, I do love this notebook. Probably my go-to notebook for Japanese notes from now on.

- Cover of book is like a suede texture. (But it’s not suede)- Nice quality notebook, pages lay out flat.- Front of the page is grid lines and the back of each page is horizontal lines for English writing.- There is even a Katakana & Hiragana chart in the back.

Love this composition book! Works perfect for practicing writing kanji and has a guide in the back to help you with practicing. Overall good buy! Will continue to buy more when I’m in need.

Fantastic composition book and delivered earlier than expected! Only thing to say is that it is a larger notebook than I’ve usually used but certainly still within reason for a backpack or similar.

Good notebook for kanji and kana practice. One side of page for writing long sentences or paragraphs and the other side with squares to do individual characters. The paper is clean and bright. I would buy again.