What textbook do you recommend me for learning Japanese language?

I wanna learn Japanese language. I know nothing about it.I want to teach myself. So what textbook do you recommend?What textbook do you recommend me for learning Japanese language?
Genki is totally great. Its the best beginner textbook I've seen and I've read over most of the big names, at least for self study but it works equally well in a class. It could be a lot better but Japanese is a really rough language to teach in a practical way.



Don't get anything that says 'easy' 'in 10 days' 'in 10 minutes a day' or that makes the language sound easy. And the sooner a book teaches kana (the alphabets) and kanji the better. stay away from roman letters
I'm taking a high school course currently. It's the beginner level 1 course. The textbook I'm using is "Genki I" There is also a "Genki II" version along with practice workbooks. The following is a link of what it looks like, and if i'm not wrong the download page. Good luck with studies!

By the way. This book is reallly awesome. It starts out with the basics with the hiraganas and katakanas. It progresses to short passages and greetings as well as grammar. I would recommend this book to all beginner japanese students.What textbook do you recommend me for learning Japanese language?
you can enrich your Japanese Vocabulary and Kanji

at:

http://www.japaneseclass.jp/

the system of the site makes it more effective to learn Japanese vocabularies and Kanji



its fun!

just like playing game, earn EXP, gain level, and get Ranked

its good for practice, and keep your motivation up

and its free!
Minna No Nihongo 1 and Minna No Nihongo 2 is quite a popular textbook.It has two books where 1 is in Japanese and another is an explanation in Enlgish.It goes chapter by chapter. There is a list of vocab for every chapter.



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Japanese For Busy People is one good one that many people use.

My recommendation is first self teach yourself Hirgana and kana, and don't get the romanized version so you must read in Japanese.



But nothing wrong with romanized version if you want to speak it as a beginner.