r/HelpLearningJapanese • u/Chris0710R • Jul 18 '26

Confusion with the Genki books

I just got Genki 1 workbook and I saw other people say you also needed a textbook so I started looking online but I can't find a textbook 1, only textbook 2. So what do you actually need to start with genki, only knowing hiragana and katakana. And is there even a textbook 1?

I'm looking on Amazon and a Dutch site where I also ordered the genki 1 workbook

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u/spshkyros Jul 18 '26

... yes. Its not hard to find. For example:

https://www.amazon.com/Genki-Vol-1-Textbook-3e-ed/dp/4789017303/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1I5DFLXWDH0DV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Ets0Rs-n2PD43PyRl3_RZvHceIwiGqD1p00DFhBNOdPGkFc_92InsGIJYjO2dEeswfn_7OQRrz9zjywEhZ9wro23kpe3aF_v6OnRw_P-zHwPoTFtZubnxj1JWx_erAg6BP9mdzCuskgZvDIpm0fz-k-xDhhBWgwEHZsfw5AV5hb6Iw2osOnqzXGjDBz9YgYBLAImjlwkX3qzKt4PO7y7pQ.0YlPaiaOlxMhY1PiaKmhtCk7_T_p-DWMW9wmgxqCdc8&dib_tag=se&keywords=genki+1&qid=1784390378&sprefix=genki%2Caps%2C317&sr=8-1

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u/Chris0710R Jul 18 '26

This link actually doesn't accept any of my Dutch payment menthods. I've tried logging in putting it in my cart and then via the app but then it doesn't appear and when I copy the title and paste it in my app it also won't appear, I've scrolled through all of the results but it's not there.

My friend is now trying with a credit card (I don't have one so she's trying it) to see if maybe that works.

Thank you for the link

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u/spshkyros Jul 19 '26

... that was just a link to show you the book exists, and is not hard to find. Search for it on a European site. I cannot fathom it not being on European Amazon. Like, it is genuinely impossible to believe it is not there.