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This month, I would like to focus on Kanji’s. As you know, Kanji is just a character , and it is part of the three Japanese writing styles. However, the use of it becomes pretty complex unless you know its meaning and how to pronounce it correctly.<\/p>\n
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I would like to show you step by step how you can incorporate Kanji’s into your everyday Japanese. Starting with the basics, I will show you how you can replace your Hiragana knowledge with Kanji’s to expland your Japanese language ability. \u00a0Kanji can be hard at first, but trust me, you can take one character at a time, and eventually, you will love using Kanjis. The focus here is all about speaking and reading. Not so much about writing them.<\/p>\n
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With that said, let’s first start with the most basic Kanji’s. The numbers, 1 through 10! They are written as:<\/p>\n
\u4e00 (ichi) \u3044\u3061<\/p>\n
\u4e8c \u00a0(ni)\u3000\u306b<\/p>\n
\u4e09 \u00a0(san)\u3000\u3055\u3093<\/p>\n
\u56db \u00a0(shi, yon)\u3000\u3057<\/p>\n
\u4e94 \u00a0(go)\u3000\u3054<\/p>\n
\u516d \u00a0(roku)\u3000\u308d\u304f<\/p>\n
\u4e03 \u00a0(nana, shichi)\u3000\u306a\u306a<\/p>\n
\u516b (hachi)\u3000\u306f\u3061<\/p>\n
\u4e5d (kyu)\u3000\u304d\u3085\u3046<\/p>\n
\u5341 (ju)\u3000\u3058\u3085\u3046<\/p>\n
These are the most basic Kanji’s you can learn at first. \u00a0Once you memorize these 10 Kanji’s, the rest is not too bad. When you count in Japanese, 11 through 20 will be:<\/p>\n
\u5341\u4e00 (ju-ichi) \u3058\u3085\u3046\u3044\u3061<\/p>\n
\u5341\u4e8c (ju-ni)\u3000\u3058\u3085\u3046\u306b<\/p>\n
\u5341\u4e09 (ju-san)\u3000\u3058\u3085\u3046\u3055\u3093<\/p>\n
\u5341\u56db (ju-shi)\u3000\u3058\u3085\u3046\u3057<\/p>\n
\u5341\u4e94 (ju-go)\u3000\u3058\u3085\u3046\u3054<\/p>\n
\u5341\u516d (ju-roku)\u3000\u3058\u3085\u3046\u308d\u304f<\/p>\n
\u5341\u4e03 (ju-nana)\u3000\u3058\u3085\u3046\u306a\u306a<\/p>\n
\u5341\u516b (ju-hachi)\u3000\u3058\u3085\u3046\u306f\u3061<\/p>\n
\u5341\u4e5d (ju-ku)\u3000\u3058\u3085\u3046\u304f<\/p>\n
\u4e8c\u5341 (ni ju)\u3000\u306b\u3058\u3085\u3046<\/p>\n
Not too bad, right?<\/p>\n
Here are some sentences how you can use what you just learned.<\/p>\n
How old is your son?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u3000\u3080\u3059\u3053\u3055\u3093\u306f\u3000\u306a\u3093\u3055\u3044\u3000\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1fAnatano musukosanwa nansai deuka?<\/p>\n ~He is 2 years old.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u304b\u308c\u306f\u3001\u4e8c\u3055\u3044\u3000\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n Karewa 2 sai desu.<\/p>\n ~He is 10 years old.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u304b\u308c\u306f\u3001\u5341\u3055\u3044\u3000\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n Karewa 10 sai desu.<\/p>\n ~He is 16 years old.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u304b\u308c\u306f\u3001\u5341\u516d\u3055\u3044\u3000\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n Karewa 16 sai desu.<\/p>\n ______________________________________<\/p>\n What is today’s date?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u304d\u3087\u3046\u306e\u3000\u3072\u306b\u3061\u306f\u3000\u306a\u3093\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n Kyono hinichiwa nandesuka?<\/p>\n ~Today is January 14th.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u304d\u3087\u3046\u306f\u3000\u4e00\u304c\u3064\u3000\u5341\u56db\u306b\u3061\u3000\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n Kyowa \u00a0ichigatsu 14nichi desu.<\/p>\n ~Today is February \u00a019<\/strong>th.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u304d\u3087\u3046\u306f\u3000\u4e8c\u304c\u3064\u3000\u5341\u4e5d\u306b\u3061\u3000\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n Kyowa \u00a0nigatsu jukyu nichi desu.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In next few blog posts, I will be introducing you to more Kanji’s. Stay tuned….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This month, I would like to focus on Kanji’s. As you know, Kanji is just a character , and it is part of the three Japanese writing styles. However, the use of it becomes pretty complex unless you know its meaning and how to pronounce it correctly. I would like to show you…<\/p>\n