A Manual of Japanese Writing, Book 2 by Hamako Ito Chaplin and Samuel E. Martin is the second volume in a three-part series designed to teach Japanese writing, focusing on kanji and kana. Comprising 35 text lessons, each introducing approximately 25 new kanji characters, the book includes drill sentences and kana exercises to reinforce learning. It indexes characters to standard references like Sakade’s A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese and Seki and Toyama’s Toyo-Kanji Jiten, aiming to build proficiency through memorization and extensive practice. Students are expected to master pronunciation, comprehension, and writing of Japanese text, including reproducing characters from Romanized versions and translating English back into Japanese, with drills emphasizing the full range of character uses and compound vocabulary. Published by Yale University Press in 1967, this manual is intended for serious learners seeking to develop strong reading and writing skills in Japanese.