Description
This practical workbook is for all students of Japanese who want to learn the basic phonetic writing systems in use by the Japanese. This workbook is a self contained course, which can be used both for independent study or in the classroom. It can also serve as an ideal supplement to any basic conversation course in Japanese. INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW / The Three Japanese Writing Systems HIRAGANA NO GOJUON WRITING CHARACTERS Practice Pages Voiced / Voiceless ConsonantsBilabials Practice Pages Combination Characters Practice Pages WRITING WORDS Double Consonants Long Vowels WRITING SENTENCES Particles Spaces Punctuation & Miscellany Underlining, Paragraphs, Line Breaks Vertical Writing Repetition Symbols PRACTICE & SELF-TEST IHIRAGANAJ AT AKANA NO GOJUON WRITING CHARACTERS Practice Pages VoicedlVoiceless Consonants (Practice Pages)Combination Characters (Practice Pages) WRITING WORDS Double Consonants Long VowelsMixed Languages Abbreviation & Creativity WRITING SENTENCES PRACTICE & SELF-TEST IKATAKANAJ APPENDIX A: Machine-made Characters APPENDIX B: Exceptions in KANA APPENDIX C: Correct Responses to Practice & Self-Test Exercises APPENDIX D: Translations for Practice & Self-Test Exercises
