Japanese Hieroglyphics

漢字Ekaterina Schepovitskaya

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Contents

Origin

Reading

Parts

Abc

Use of Hiragana

Use of Katakana

Types

Meaning

Origin

Japanese hieroglyphics were taken from China in X century.

Reading

2 ways of reading:

1. Onyomi (Chinese)2. Kunyomi (Japanese)

moto

hononyomi

kunyomi

(a book)

(root)本

Parts2 parts:

1. Furigana2. Okurigana

唄う Uta u (sing)

furigana

okurigana

Abc2 abces:

1. Hiragana (46) 2. Katakana (45) あいうえお アイウエオ かきくけこ カキクケコ さしすせそ サシスセソ たちつてと タチツテト なにぬねの ナニネ ノ はひぶへほ ハヒフへホ まみむめも マミムメモ や ゆ よ ユ らりるれろ ラリルレロ わ を ワ ん ン

Use of Hiragana

Okurigana

食べる (eat)

Some Japanese words

でも (but)

Use of Katakana

Foreign words

テレビ (short from television)

[terebi]

Types3 types:

1. Simple ( 天 – sky)

2. Complex ( 気 – mood)

3. Composite ( 天気 – natura)

Meaning

木 (ki - tree)

森 (mori - forest)

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Japanese hieroglyphics

漢字

Ekaterina SchepovitskayaPh-42