Hiragana - Katakana - Kanji

Hiragana - Katakana - Kanji

こんにちわ！私はフリスカです。どうぞうよろしくお願いします。

I try to learn Japanese here. So here are some words that I learn in N5 module. Hope to help you learn Japanese too.

In Japanese, there are

• ひらがな (hiragana)
• カタカナ (katakana)
• kanji

Hiragana

Hiragana is a Japanese syllabify, one component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji and in some cases rōmaji (Latin script). The word hiragana literally means "ordinary" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrasted with kanji).

Here is Japanese alphabet in Hiragana...

Hiragana Chart

Katakana

The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived from components or fragments of more complex kanji. Katakana usually use for absorption words (kata serapan kalau dalam bahasa Indonesia). If you want to write foreign name, country name, you need to use katakana. For example if I want to write my name (Frisca), I need to write it with katakana = フリスカ (furisuka and it sounds like Frisca).

Here is Japanese alphabet in Katakana...

Katakana Chart

For first learner, I need to memorize hiragana and katakana. I memorize it from a-i-u-e-o then ka-ki-ku-ke-ko and so on and so on. After memorize hiragana, I memorize katakana. To help me memorize it well, I use mobile apps like Duolingo and Lingodeer. Some of my friends used hiragana pro and katakana pro. But I already use Duolingo and Lingodeer plus Memrise too. Too much application for me to install if I install hiragana and katakana pro too. HAHA.

Here's some tips for you to memorize hiragana...

SAmurai

さis like SAmurai's face. You need to imagine it to see さlike samurai's face. Hehe. So the opposite of さis  ち (chi). You can also memorize it like number 5. ら(ra) is also like number 5. Then き (ki) is さ with two strip or you can imagine き like a KIte. 

Another one is く(ku). It is like your mouth saying 'ku' from side view. む(mu) is like cow's face and say 'moo' like cow's sound.

Hard?? It is not if you like to learn Japanese...

Tips to memorize katakana...

I and many other friends hard to memorize シツソン(shi-tsu-so-n). It seems same but different when you write it. This image help me to remember it:

Sumber: PONGO

To remember ソ(so), I always say it SOy because ソ looks like 'y' right? So the other is 'n' ン. Easy to remember that. But still difficult to remember shi and tsu. Haha.

Right now, I memorize it all. But if I read hiragana and katakana, I still spell it like a kindergarten student. Hehehe.

This is just a basic of Japanese. Still a lot to learn...

You can read my next post about learn Japanese here.

Kanji

Kanji are the adopted logo graphic Chinese characters that are used in the Japanese writing system. They are used alongside the Japanese syllabic scripts hiragana and katakana. Kanji is often use in Japan. Because it's more easy to write with kanji than just write it with hiragana and katakana. And have the right meaning. Hmm how to explain this...

For example, はな(hana) have two meaning. One for flower and the other is nose. So, if you write it just with hiragana, the reader will confuse. Is it flower or nose? So kanji play the useful role here. Instead of hard to memorize and write it. HAHA.

Another one...

It is shorter to write 私 (watashi) than わたし, right? 

Japanese novel write with kanji is the book from left, while write with hiragana is from right.

Ok. It is for today's lesson. I hope in the future I can write another post for this blog in full Japanese. Amen everybody???? Amen...