Japanese Hieroglyphics 漢字 Ekaterina Schepovitskaya Ph-42

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) onyomi kunyomi (a book) (root) 本

Parts 2 parts: 1.Furigana 2.Okurigana 唄 う Uta u (sing) furigana okurigana

Abc 2 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]

Types 3 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 Schepovitskaya Ph-42