Guide to Learning Hiragana & Katakana

by Henshall, Kenneth G.

• ISBN13: 9780804833912
• ISBN10: 0804833915
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub

Author Biography

Kenneth G. Henshall is a graduate of the universities of London (B.A.), Sydney (Ph.D.), and Adelaide (Dip. Ed.). He is now professor of Japanese at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand Tetsuo Takagaki is a graduate of the universities of Wakayama (B.A.) and San Francisco State (M.A.). He was formerly a senior lecturer in Japanese at the University of Auckland

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book	p. 7
An Explanation of Kana	p. 9
Hiragana	p. 17
Practice a--ko	p. 19
Mini Review a--ko	p. 24
Practice sa--to	p. 26
Mini Review sa--to	p. 31
Practice na--ho	p. 33
Mini Review na--ho	p. 38
Practice ma--yo	p. 40
Mini Review ma--yo	p. 44
Practice ra--n	p. 46
Mini Review ra--n	p. 50
Voiced and Half-Voiced Sounds	p. 52
Review of Voiced and Half-Voiced Sounds	p. 54
Review of Double Vowels and Consonants	p. 57
Combined Sounds	p. 59
Review of Combined Sounds	p. 61
Review through Place Names and Period Names	p. 63
General Review	p. 65
Katakana	p. 69
Practice a--to	p. 71
Mini Review a--to	p. 81
Practice na--n	p. 83
Mini Review na--n	p. 96
Voiced and Half-Voiced Sounds	p. 98
Review of Voiced and Half-Voiced Sounds	p. 100
Combined Sounds	p. 102
Review of Combined Sounds and Double Consonants	p. 104
Review through International Place Names	p. 106
Final Review	p. 109
About Japan	p. 111
Food Items Quiz	p. 113
Flora and Fauna Quiz	p. 114
Personal Names Quiz	p. 115
Kana Word Search	p. 116
Quiz Answers	p. 117
Do-It-Yourself Kana Charts	p. 118
The Iroha Verse	p. 120
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