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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464420503321

Autore

Takagaki Tetsuo

Titolo

Learning hiragana and katakana : workbook and practice sheets / / Tetsuo Takagaki, Kenneth G. Henshall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo ; ; Rutland, Vermont : , : Charles E. Tuttle Publishing, , 1990

ISBN

1-4629-0181-6

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (147 p.)

Collana

Tuttle language library

Altri autori (Persone)

HenshallKenneth G

Disciplina

495.682421

Soggetti

Japanese language - Writing - Kana

Japanese language - Grammar, Classical

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously published as A guide to learning hiragana & katakana, 2005.

Nota di contenuto

Frontcover; Copyright; CONTENTS; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; AN EXPLANATION OF KANA; I HIRAGANA; VOICED AND HALF-VOICED SOUNDS; REVIEW OF VOICED AND HALF-VOICED SOUNDS; REVIEW OF DOUBLE VOWELS AND CONSONANTS; COMBINED SOUNDS KYA-RYO; VOICED COMBINED SOUNDS GYA-BYO; REVIEW OF COMBINED SOUNDS; REVIEW THROUGH PLACE NAMES AND PERIOD NAMES; GENERAL REVIEW; II KATAKANA; VOICED AND HALF-VOICED SOUNDS; REVIEW OF VOICED AND HALF-VOICED SOUNDS; COMBINED SOUNDS KYA-RYO; VOICED COMBINED SOUNDS GYA-BYO; REVIEW OF COMBINED SOUNDS AND DOUBLE CONSONANTS; REVIEW THROUGH INTERNATIONAL PLACE NAMES; III FINAL REVIEW

ABOUT JAPANFOOD ITEMS QUIZ; FLORA AND FAUNA QUIZ; PERSONAL NAMES QUIZ; KANA WORD SEARCH; QUIZ ANSWERS; DO-IT-YOURSELF KANA CHARTS; THE IROHA VERSE; Backcover

Sommario/riassunto

Learning Hiragana and Katakana is a systematic and comprehensive workbook that can be used along with a Japanese language textbook  or as a stand-alone resource to learn the Japanese alphabet (kana).Japanese has 3 writing systems, all used together: hiragana, katakana and kanji. Learning Japanese Hiragana & Katakana helps newcomers learn how to use the first two systems' basic 92 characters to read, write and communicate. With expanded writing and preparation space, this revised edition offers ample provisions for practice, review and



self-testing at several levels. It also includes a detailed