Learning Japanese Hiragana and Katakana: Workbook and Practice Sheets Edition 2

146 Pages·2006·18.67 MB·English

by  Kenneth G. Henshall

TUTTLE
LearniJnagp anese
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LearniJnagp anese
Hiragana
Katakana
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LearniJnagp anese
Hiragana
andKatakana
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WORKBOOK AND PRACTICE SHEETS
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CONTENTS
Howt oU sTeh iBsok o 7
ExplanoafKta inoa n 9
An
PART HIRGAANA 17
1:
Practice 19
a- ko
MinRie view 24
a- ko
Practicteo 26
sa
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MinRie view to 31
sa
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Practicheo 33
na
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MinRie viewh o 38
na-
Practi-cyeo
rna 40
MinRie view yo
rna - 44
Practice
ra- n 46
Mini Review 50
ra n
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VoicaendHd a lf-VSooiucnedds 52
RevioefVw o icaendHd a lfV-oicSeodu nds 54
RevioefDw o ubVloew ealnsCd o nsanotsn 57
CombiSnoeudn ds 59
RevioefCw o mbiSnoeudn ds 61
Revitehwur goPhl aNcaem easn Pde riNoadms e 63
GeneRreavli ew 65
PARTI IK:A TAKANA 69
Practitcoe 71
a
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MinRie viewt o 81
a-
Practice 83
na-n
MinRie view 96
na-n
VoicaendHda lf-VSooiucnedds 98
RevioefVw o icaendHd a lfV-oicSeodun ds 100
CombiSnoeudn ds 102
RevioefCw o mbiSnouendd asn Ddo ubCloen sonan1ts0 4
Revitehwur goIhn ternaPtliaoNcnaeam le s 106
PARTIT :IF INAL REVIWE 109
AboJuatp an 111
FooIdt eQmusi z 113
Aoara nFda uQnuai z 114
PersNoanmaelQs u iz 115
KanWa orSdea rch 116
QuiAzn swers 117
Do-YIotu-rKsaenlaCf h arts 118
TheI rohVae rse 120
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HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
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as ectieonnt iAtnlE exdp lanaotfKia noanw ,h iccho ntaeivnesr ytthhisent gu dweinlntle ed
tok noawbo ut thkae nats wyos teomfhis r aagnaan dk aakta na.P arIot f t hweo rbokoks ec­
tiotnh esny stematiinctraodlulceyea sch hir aagnasy mbolv,o icfeodrm a,n dc ombination,
andp roviadmepslp er actaincdre e viePwa.rI tId oest hsea mfeo kart aka,wn haiPlaer ItI I
proviadnoe vse rraelvli ew.
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refereinitcs ne o,et x pecttheatdth s et udweinltrl e aidta lbelf orset arotnitn hgpe r actice
pageIns f.a cttod, o s om ighgti vteh iem prestshiakotan n aar pee rharpast hfeorr midable,
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movionngt ot hkea takparnaac tiTcheefi. n aslu bsecotino no,tp hoeirnt tons o tiesm, o stly
concerwnietsdhp eckiaatla kcaonmab inaatnidco anbens leufntt tihlae p propproiiaintnte
thkea tankapa ractpiacgeej su,sp tr itootr h fien arle view. Stumdodeinfttysh iomsra dye r,
buwte r ecommfemnids hpirnagc toifoc neeka nas ystbeefmo rmeo vionngt ot hnee xt.
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plenotfwy r itpirnagc tiintc heboe x esg iveWne. s uggweosrtk iinnpg e ncrialt,ht ehra n
inka,st hiwsi lall lfoower r asainndrg e peautseeSd.tr okoer daenrda p ronuncgiuaitdieo n
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grapehvioc luftriooimnt "sp arent" (csheaEerx apcltaenrao tfKi aonna a)n da r eference
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Aftaeprp roximeavteertlyeysn y mboltsh earer "em irneiv iepwa"g efsof ru rtphrearc tice,
thitism eu siwnhgo lweo rdTsh.e saerc eu mulactiovnet,a isnyimnbogln so otn lfyr otmh e
groujpu scto mplebtuefrtdo me arlgireoru pTsh.em ini recvainbe ewu ss epdu refloyr
copyipnrga ctoircb,ey c, o vertihncegu ke anoan t hlee sfitd oeft hpea gaes,m orceh al­
lengwirnigt eixnegr ciTsheecsy.a a nl sbeo u seadsv ocabuleaxreyr cises.
ParItl tlh,Fe i nRaelv iecwo,n tains exercainsd"e dso,- iqtu-iyzcozhuearrsts,Use n.ll fi'k e
three vieiwnts hfi er sttw op aritctso mbitnhetesw ok anas ysteamsis sn, a tuirnJa alp anese
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tionaailmo ft hibosok ,w hicihst oe xporseea dteokr esyw ordrse lattoJe adp anseoscei ety
andc ultuTrheep. r imcer itefroisroe nle crtienvgi weowr dwsa st hesiuri tabfioplrri atcyt ic­
intgh kea nsay mbolbsu,wt e t houigthw to ulbed h elptfous lt udeinfit nas d dittihoens e
wordcso ulwdh,e nevpeosrs ihbalvepe,a rtirceulleavrta onJ caep anese Acbuoluhttau lrfe .
oft h4e0 5o rs ov ocabularyi nti htboeeo mksf all tihncitasot egoItir ysb. e yotnhdse c ope
oft hboeo kt oe xpltahienis ned etabiulst,t udewnhtots a kteh treo ubtloefi ndo ut more
about thebem rweiwlalr wdietdah b roadeanpepdr ecioafJt aipoann 's asnocdci uelttyu re.
Ins howreti ,n tetnhdat th ewsoer dssh oubel uds eadsa s orotfc heckfloiarsn et x ploration
ofJ aparna,t htehras ni mpmleym oriazsie sdo lvaoctaebdu liatreym s.
Readersoc cwaislilo nally aes necmoiucnobetlteowrne eEnn gliesqhu ivaglievneftonsar
Japanese review wortdh.at thT Jeha ipsa nwieonsrdeidi s ac ahtoemso phtohnaietsa, ,
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phonweosu lbed w ritwtietndh i ffecrheanrta cbtuewtrh se,en x presisnpe hdo nektainca
srcioprtr omanizsautcidhoi nf ferenitsni oapttio osns iTbhleEe n.g liwsohr ds separated by
as emicotlhournse fteodr i ffeJraepnatn weosreds sh aritnhgse a mkea nfao r(mC.o mmas
betweeEnn gliwsohr dssi mpilnyd icnautaen coefts h sea mweo rdI.st)h oualldsbe o n oted
thatth eirsse o metimaes su btdlief ferienin ncteo nation" hbeotmwoepehnIoI w nheiscc,ha n­
nobet determfrionmet dhka en ao rr omanization.
Finally,ar era edadveirtssoes d e eskp ecioarnl aitsitv e-sgpueiadkaoennrci en tonaatnido n
pronunciIastth ioounbel. ad p prectihaattthep edro nuncigautiidogenis v iennt hboiosk c an
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AN EXPLANATIONO F KANA
TheF unctioofnK ana
Kanaa rpeu replhyo nestyimcbo lTsh.a itst ,h eayr wer itrteepnr esenotfpa rtoinounnsc ia­
tioTnh.e cya enx prtehseesn tiJraep anese lianwn rgiutaitgnhego ,u gphr aicntt ihwcere i t­
telna nguuasgeaesm ixtoufrk ea naa nkd ajni( characttaekrfesrn o Cmh inese).
Theraert ew ok ansay stekmast:a kaannhdai ra gan.Ka atkaanai sn owm ainulsye fdo r
wordtsa kfreonm l anguaogtehtsehr a Cnh ineHsirea.g ainast hmeo riem portoafnt tht ew o
systeamnsdi, su sefdo erv erytnhoiwtnr gi tint keant anak oark ajniK.an jis homwe anings
ofw ordtsh,o utghhea yl shoa vper onunciaNtioormnaslt.lh ye ayr ues efdo nro unasn dt he
thuen chanpgairn(tgt hset eomf)v erbasdj,e ctiavnedas d,v �rbs,h irwahgialsneya m bols
arues efdo trh ceh angpianrg(t nso taebnldyi nFgosre) x.a mptlheve,e ribk mue an"sg o,"
whiliekn aamie an"sn ogto .T"h es teimsi ,a- ndt hiissu suawlrliyt wtietnahk ajniw,h ile
thvear iabelned in-gkasun d-a knaiar ew rititnhei rnag an.aH iraagnai sa lsuos etdo\\ rite
partiacnldoe tsh,we orr dwsh erkeaj nia rneo atp proprTioaa ltilen .t eanntdps u rpotshees
twok ansay stearmens o itn terchanagnedaa rrbeal ree,ml iyx ewdi thaig ni vweonr dT.h e
rulek aist:a kana hiragaknaan ji
forn on-Chilnoeaswneo rds, and fort her est.
Thes tudoefnJ ta pansehsoeu ildde aalilmty ol earna ltlh tew ot houskaanjndii nc ommon
useT.h epyl aayv erpyr acticailngr arpohliec aanlddl iys tincctoinvveelytyih nmeeg a ning
ofa w ritstteant emuennltia,kp eu replhyo nesticcr iapntdt, h eraeibrdya puindd erstanding.
Andn aturnaolo lnyec, a ne xpetcort e audn ediJtaepda nteesxewt ist hoaku nto wleodfg e
kajni.H owevleerarn,i ntghka en jii sat ime-constuamsMikann.yg o ft hearme s tructurally
complaenxdm, a nhya vaew idrea nogfem eanianngdps r onunciations.
Kanao,nt hoet hhearn adr,me u cfhe weirnn umbewri,t h only forstyym-bsoiilnxs basic
eacohft htew os ysteTmhse.ay r sei mptlowe r itaen,dw ,i tvhe rfye we xcepttihoenys ,
havfei xperdo nunciIfa ytoiudo onnsk'.nt o twh kea jnif oarp artiwcourldab,ruk tn otwh e
pronunciyaotuci aojnnu ,se tx prtehsaset n tiwroeri dn k an(aih raga,tn haaitsr ;e member
thakta takiasfn oanr o n-Chifnoerseewi ogrnd Is)no. t hweorr dwsh,i lneoi td eakla,n a
(hiragana) kanjThii.mse antsh aetv ebeng innecrasne xpress
cans ubstiftourt e
themseinlf vuensc tiownrailtJ taepna nweistrehe latilvietletyfl feo rt.
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