May 12, 2017 -- Friday

平成２９年５月１２日　　金曜日　　

金＝gold, money, metal

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Important notes on reading and writing Japanese, based on results of the most recent test

A.  2-  or 3- word kanji expressions have meanings independent of the meanings of individual kanji.  Here is an example, a compound word in English:  blackmail.   It does not mean “a letter that is black in color.”  It means a threat to reveal information if a bribe is not paid.

        The kanji for “Japan” are  日 sun + 本source, but when those                            two kanji are together in a word, the meaning of the WORD　日本 is “Japan.”

         The kanji for “student” 学生 are “learn”　学 + “live/life”　生, but when those two kanji are together in a word, the meaning of the WORD 学生  is “student.”

B.  When reading a Japanese sentence, FIRST OF ALL you need to find the main verb.  Where is the main verb?  Remember Kimmel’s First Law:  3X  “The Verb Comes Last.”  After you find the main verb, you can look for the subject/topic. You can’t just read the subject and then imagine what the verb might be.

C.   You need to be careful with kanji that might look similar to each other.  There are a number of kanji that have 3 strokes, for example, but they mean different things.

川＝Ｒｉｖｅｒ　　　水＝Ｗａｔｅｒ　　小＝Ｓｍａｌｌ

大＝Ｌａｒｇｅ　　　上＝Ａｂｏｖｅ　　下＝Ｂｅｌｏｗ

Work on Mother's Day Cards:

Mother’s母の日Day

おめでとう

           お母さん     ありがとう

Thank you, dear Mother.　(or Grandmother, or Aunt, below)

おばあさん  お祖母さん 

おばさん

しゅくだい　　宿題　　Ｈｏｍｅｗｏｒｋ


Ｋａｎｊｉ，　１０　ｔｉｍｅｓ　ｅａｃｈ

土、曜、年、時、間