Japanese hiragana : an introductory Japanese language workbook / Jim Gleeson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gleeson, Jim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese language--Writing.

Japanese language.

Chinese characters--Japan.

Chinese characters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, [2004]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This workbook has been carefully designed to facilitate the quick and easy mastery of the forty-six character hiragana syllabary used to write all types of native words not written in kanji.Each character is introduced here with brushed, handwritten, and typed samples to enhance character recognition. Entertaining illustrations and amusing examples of onomatopoeic usage of hiragana in Japanese writings further reinforce memorization in a fun way.This easy-to-use and practical workbook is well suited for beginning students of all ages. This revised edition has 16 more pages

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Preface; Contents; How to Use This Book; The Evolution of Hiragana; Hiragana; a, i, u; e, o, Practice; ka, ki, ku; ke, ko, Practice; sa, shi, su; sa, shi, su; Revision 1; ta, chi, tsu; te, to, Practice; na, ni, nu; ne, no, Practice; ha, hi, fu; he, ho, Practice; Revision 2; ma, mi, mu; me, mo, Practice; ra, ri, ru; re, ro, Practice; ya, yu, yo; wa, o, n; Revision 3; Voiced Sounds; Contracted Sounds; Revision 4; Japan; Sounds; School; Home; Pen Pals; Practice Space; Glossary; The Origins of Hiragana; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 14, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4629-1397-0

OCLC:

881610928