Basic Technical Japanese

Even if you have had no Japanese-language training, you can learn how to translate technical manuals, research publications, and reference works. Basic Technical Japanese takes you step by step from an introduction to the Japanese writing system through a mastery of grammar and scientific vocabulary to reading actual texts in Japanese. You can use the book to study independently or in formal classes.
    This book places special emphasis on the kanji (characters) that occur most often in technical writing. There are special chapters on the language of mathematics and chemistry, and vocabulary building and reading exercises in physics, chemistry, biology, and biochemistry. With extensive character charts and vocabulary lists, Basic Technical Japanese is entirely self-contained; no dictionaries or other reference works are needed.

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Designed for scientists and engineers with no previous background in Japanese, this grammar book and reader can be used in the classroom or for self-study. It is self-contained, requiring no dictionaries or supplementary reading materials, and is initial preparation for translating technical manuals, research publications, and reference works. 83/4x111/2 Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Edward E. Daub is professor emeritus of engineering and professional development at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. R. Byron Bird is professor emeritus of chemical engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Nobuo Inoue was professor of mechanical engineering at the Science University of Tokyo.