How long does it take to read Essential Kanji?
P. G. O'Neill
Essential Kanji by P. G. O'Neill takes about 6 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours
A weekend read
First published 1976. 327 pages, about 89,925 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Study and teaching, Chinese characters
