1) Meaning: space, interval. Kun: ま. On: カン. 間
2) Meaning: three. Kun: み. On: サン. 三
3) Meaning: six. Kun: む On: ロク. 六
4) Meaning: eye. Kun: め On: ガン. 眼
5) Meaning: tree, wood. On: モク Kun: き. 木
6) Meaning: next, come. On: ライ Kun: くろ. 来
7) Meaning: power, strength. On: リイ Kun: ちから. 力
Meaning: weak. On: ルイ Kun: よわい. 羸
9) Meaning: cool, cold. On: レイ Kun: つめたい. 冷
10) Meaning: old age, elderly. On: ロウ Kun: ふける. 老
Once again, I thank everyone who participated in this exercise!
Here are the answers to the hiragana section: 1) ねこ (cat) 2) なに (what) 3) たこ (octopus) 4) はい (hai) 5) ふうふ (married couple) 6) なか (middle, center) 7) のう (brain) 8) はこ (box) 9) はは (mother) 10) はな(flower)
Here are the answers to the katakana section: 1) テスト (test) 2) ナウ (now) 3) ナイト (night) 4) ナイス (nice) 5) ヌード (nude) 6) ノウ (know) 7) タイ (tie) 8) タフ (tough) 9) ハイ (high) 10) ツー (two)
Today I’m going to give out some kanji exercises. I’ll provide the meaning, the kun reading, which is the native Japanese reading and the on reading, which is the pronunciation borrowed from the Chinese. The on will be in katakana. The kun will be in hiragana. All you have to do is provide the characters in the comment section. All these characters are pretty standard in the Japanese language, so hopefully you won’t have too much difficulty with this exercise.
1) Meaning: space, interval. Kun: ま. On: カン.
2) Meaning: three. Kun: み. On: サン.
3) Meaning: six. Kun: む On: ロク.
4) Meaning: eye. Kun: め On: ガン.
5) Meaning: tree, wood. On: モク Kun: き
6) Meaning: next, come. On: ライ Kun: くろ.
7) Meaning: power, strength. On: リイ Kun: ちから.
Meaning: weak. On: ルイ Kun: よわい.
9) Meaning: cool, cold. On: レイ Kun: つめたい.
10) Meaning: old age, elderly. On: ロウ Kun: ふける
Thank you to everyone who answered the questions to the previous post. Here are the answers to the hiragana section: 1) ai (あい) love 2) ue (うえ) on 3) akai (あかい) red 4) eki (えき) station 5) sushi (すし) sushi 6) sake (さけ) sake 7) koi (こい) carp fish iie (いいえ) no 9) aoi (あおい) blue/green 10) sai (さい) years old. Now the katakana section: 1) kisu (キス) kiss 2) keei (ケーキ) cake 3) ia (イア) ear 4) kiui (キウイ) kiwi 5) ea (エア) air 6) kea (ケア) care 7) saiko (サイコ) pyscho kaa (カー) car 9) sukii (スキー) ski 10) sukai (スカイ) sky
Once again, here are all the list of syllables you will need to do this next exercise. The hiragana is provided first and the katakana is provided second.
ta - (た)(タ)
chi - (ち)(チ)
tsu - (つ)(ツ)
te - (て)(テ)
to - (と)(ト)
na - (な)(ナ)
ni - (に)(ニ)
nu - (ぬ)(ヌ)
ne - (ね)(ネ)
no - (の)(ノ)
For this exercise, transcribe these letters into hiragana. All the characters you will need are provided in today’s list of syllables and the syllables of the last post. 1) neko 2) nani 3) tako 4) hai 5) fuufu 6) naka 7) nou hako 9) haha 10) hana
The list for katakana. 1) tesuto 2) nau 3) naito 4) naisu 5) nuudo 6) nou 7) tai tafu 9) hai 10) tsuu
Ok, so let’s do some hiragana (ひらがな) and katakana (かたかな) practice. First I’ll give you all the characters you need to do for this exercise. Just remember that the hiragana (ひらがな) is writen first. The katakana (かたかな) is provided after the hiragana (ひらがな)
a - (あ)(ア)
i - (い)(イ)
u - (う)(ウ)
e - (え)(エ)
o - (お)(オ)
ka - (か)(カ)
ki - (き)(キ)
ku - (く)(ク)
ke - (け)(ケ)
ko - (こ)(コ)
sa - (さ)(サ)
shi - (し)(シ)
su - (す)(ス)
se - (せ)(セ)
so - (そ)(ソ)
Here’s the assignment: write these words into hiragana (ひらがな) in the comments section. The only rule is this: you can do any of the words, but each person can only do a maximum of 5 words. There is no minimum. 1) ai 2) ue 3) akai 4) eki 5) sushi 6) sake 7) koi iie 9) aoi 10) sai
and write these words into katakana (かたかな) in the comments section. The only rule is this: you can do any of the words, but each person can only do a maximum of 5 words. There is no minimum. Here’s a hint: if you see two consecutive vowels use ー. 1) kisu 2)keeki 3) ia 4) kiui 5) ea 6) kea 7) saiko kaa 9) sukii 10) sukai
Sekihan (赤飯) is “red bean rice.” The rice is usually steamed with azuki (アズキ) beans. The azuki (アズキ) beans are dark red. When the beans are steamed with the rice, the color leeks into the rice, forming a pinkish color on the rice. Sometimes red food coloring is added to enhance the color. On top, the sekihan (赤飯) is sprinkled with gomasio (ごま塩). Gomasio (ごま塩) is a dry mixture of goma (ごま) or seasame seeds, and shio (塩) or salt.
Long ago, sekihan (赤飯) was served when a girl first got her period. The pink/red color of the rice is supposed to represent fertility. Nowadays, sekihan (赤飯) is served for special occasions, like birthdays, weddings, and graduations. The color red also represents happiness. Sekihan (赤飯) is usually served on happy occasions.
Sekihan (赤飯) is really easy to make. Take about three cups of glutinous rice, 1 tbsp of salt, 1/4 cup of azuki beans and three cups of water. 1/4 cup of food coloring is optional. Cook everything until the rice and beans are soft. It’ll probably take around 30 minutes. Then sprinkle the top with seasame seeds and some salt.
