I've recently started to self-study Japanese. Some time ago I thought of
studying Mandarin Chinese and bought a book (Tuttle Learning Chinese
Characters,
<https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/805242.Learning_Chinese_Characters>) to
learn the characters. But after having a go at both Chinese and Japanese, I
decided to stick with the latter.

So far I understand that most Kanji are derived directly from the Chinese
writing system, that the meanings are usually the same or very similar and
that changed pronunciation is the trickiest bit. My book does present the
traditional form (which, to my knowledge, is the form used in Japanese...?) of
a character together with the simplified one.

I'd like to know whether it'd be a good idea to continue using the material I
bought or whether I should rather get a similar book for Japanese instead. And
if so, could anyone recommend me a good one?
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Japanese student learning Chinese characters?