November 17, 2020 -- 4 new kanji (食、飲、書、新)、, Lexilogos, Shichi-go-san

 November 17, 2020      --    Tuesday

令和2年11月17日  --   火曜日　　　火＝か＝ひFire

A.ワームアップ　　

Nakama Chapter 6, writing new kanji: 新しい　漢字　を　３X　書きます。Write each new kanji 3 times.

①書きます   かきます　　　Writes

聿旁/ふでずくり/kanji "brush" radical

Katakana  二  or kanji for 2

曰  looks like day/sun,  but shorter and wider, 

think of it as paper you write on

 

"the 2-sided paper you write on,  with the brush"

 

 

②食べます　　　たべます　　　Eats　　　のみます

良い/いい/good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable|sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared|profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial|OK

人   ひと、じん、にん    person

 

"It's good for people to eat"

 

 

③飲みます      のみます　　　Drinks

Eat plus yawn/stretch (the throat)

欠/あくび/yawn; yawning (and stretching)|

kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)

 

"Eat,  and stretch your throat wider to drink"

 

 

④新しい　　あたらしい　　　New

立つ/たつ/to stand; to rise; to stand up|

木  Tree

斤/きん/ "axe" radical,  unit of weight

 

"Stand by the tree to chop it down with your new axe"

 

 

B.  Find this site and practice using it:   Lexilogos Japanese Keyboard

https://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/japanese.php#

 

C.  読みます　Read the article about Shichi-go-san, a holiday that celebrates growth in the lives of children.  　書きます　Write down えい語　で　 two celebrations of children’s growth that we do here in the U.S. 

Link to video on how to use Lexilogos

ttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1mwmuqoNQ0qrM3WM01F5o_Y66w9LALQT_/view