![]() Usually when a Kanji is following immediately by another Kanji they will both use the Chinese reading (on’yumi). There are two different type of readings. Most Kanji have mutiple ways to pronounce them depending on the context they’re used in. A stroke that pierces the middle from left to right after rules 1-7Ĭheck out the earlier post for some Kanji examples of each rule.A stroke that pierces from top to bottom after rules 1-6.Strokes that bend to the left before ones that bend to the right.Outside part before the inside part that it encompass.Middle part first when similar strokes are to the left and right. ![]() Horizontal strokes before vertical ones.Write the left part before the right part.Write the top part before the bottom part.This will work for all but the few irregulars. So, here are the basic principles to remember when writing Kanij. This is important because most Kanji dictionaries are organized by stroke count. The other reason is so that when you encounter a new Kanji, you can deconstruct it in your mind using the proper stroke order and figure out how many strokes the Kanji is composed of. The first reason is so that you can write in a smooth and efficient manner, much like cursive writing in English. What I failed to do in that earlier post was to explain why it is important to know the correct stroke order. If you’re interested, check it out through the link below.Ĭlick Here to Learn How to Write Kana and Kanji Correctly in Japanese I wrote a more in depth post on how to write Kanji a while ago. So using the previous two types of Kanji we’ve seen, we can put them together and create a new idea. Here are some examples of these types of Kanji:Ĭompound Idiographic Kanji are created by taking stand alone Kanji and then combining them together to create a new one. You need actual objects, like an apple, to be able to say “three apples”. For examples, numbers are one such concept. Indicative Kanji represent abstract concepts that don’t have a definite particular shape. For example, the Kanji for tree looks like a tree. Pictorial Kanji are a written representation of the physical object they represent. Also, there are several different types of Kanji based on how they were created and what they mean. There are over 50,000 known Kanji in existence! Luckily only about 2,000 are considered the “daily use” Kanji. Each letter in the English alphabet also represents a sound and not a meaning. By contrast, both Hiragana and Katakana represent sounds, but not meaning. Kanji are idiographic, meaning they represent a concept or idea, but not a sound. But the original meanings ware usually kept the same. This was due to the limited number of different sounds in Japanese. The Kanji (Chinese characters) also had to have their pronunciations adapted into the Japanese language. That’s why the Japanese created Hiragana and Katakana. Originally only the lords and monks were taught how to read and write.īut of course, the Japanese language already existed so they couldn’t just use the Chinese writing system exactly the same way that the Chinese did. The Chinese system of writing was brought to Japan through Korean missionaries. 6) You Can Never Know Less #1 – The History/Origin of Kanjiĭid you know that the Japanese did not have a written system for their language until the sometime between the 4th and 5th century AD?
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