The two sets ofkanacontain 48 basic shapes, of which 47 are traditionally arrayed, as shown inTable 1. This arrangement, called thegojūon-zuor ‘50 sound chart’ (despite its gaps), is first attested around 901. It is meant to be read from the upper right corner in Chinese style so...
Adding an indicative mark on a person’s shin, which is straight, created the form with the meaning “straight.” (It has a short diagonal stroke above 土.) The kanji 望“to hope, look far, wish” has a complex history, as discussed earlier. (Please refer to The Kanji 望期夢朗湖間...
- Meaning test to practice your ability to recognise the English meaning of a given kanji. - Compound test to complete words by filling in the missing kanji. - Stroke order test to practice writing kanji (not available for all kanji yet). - Search for kanji by readings, stroke count, mea...
When teaching kanji, use a chart like the one below that has students write the kanji out stroke by stroke. Explain that it is important to learn the order of the strokes to write the kanji correctly. When testing their knowledge of kanji, give students just the kanji, and have them ...
- Chart for visualizing evolution over time - Flashcard rankings by score and streak - Complete quiz history - Widgets Benkyō is designed to allow you to drill Japanese on the train, during coffee, or other spare time you have, so that at the end of the day you made progress in Japanese...
I have written a few articles in the past, discussing about Kanji’s that are mentioned in the above chart. If you are interested in reading these articles, click the link below. Let’s learn how to read Japanese! Part 5 (Kanji)–Kanji’s that represent numbers, 1 through 10 as well...
Above is a chart that shows these three types of Chinese characters. They are of the same origin but look slightly different. Does Korea Still Use Hanja? Not really. The invention of Hangul has freed Korean people from relying on complicated Chinese characters in day-to-day conversations like...
- Meaning test to practice your ability to recognise the English meaning of a given kanji. - Compound test to complete words by filling in the missing kanji. - Stroke order test to practice writing kanji (not available for all kanji yet). - Search for kanji by readings, stroke count, mea...
- Meaning test to practice your ability to recognise the English meaning of a given kanji. - Compound test to complete words by filling in the missing kanji. - Stroke order test to practice writing kanji (not available for all kanji yet). - Search for kanji by readings, stroke count, mea...
- Chart for visualizing evolution over time - Flashcard rankings by score and streak - Complete quiz history - Widgets Benkyō is designed to allow you to drill Japanese on the train, during coffee, or other spare time you have, so that at the end of the day you made progress in Japanese...