| Description |
1 online resource (81 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Preface; Contents; How to Use This Book; The Evolution of Katakana; Katakana; a, i, u; e, o, Lengthening Character, Special Combinations; ka, ki, ku; ke, ko, Voiced Counterparts, Practice; sa, shi, su; se so, Voiced Counterparts, Special Combinations; Revision 1; ta, chi, tsu; te, to, Glottal Stop, Voiced Counterparts, Special Combinations; na, ni, nu; ne, no, Practice; ha, hi, fu; he, ho, Voiced and Semi-Voiced Counterparts, Special Combinations; Revision 2; ma, mi, mu; me, mo, Practice; ra, ri, ru; re, ro, Practice; ya, yu, yo; wa, o, n; Revision 3; Special Combinations |
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Non-English LoanwordsIdiomatic Terms; Sounds; Menu; First Names; North America; Europe; Asia; Oceania; Fruits & Vegetables; Sports; Musical Instruments; Electronics; Accessories; Japanese English Words; Business; Internet; Glossary |
| Summary |
This is an introductory guide and workbook to writing Japanese Katakana. Anybody who is able to master English, with its irregular spellings and idiosyncratic pronunciations, is more than equipped to master written Japanese. The hiragana and katakana syllabaries are purely phonetic characters, which function much like the letters of the English alphabet. In this respect, kana are quite different from kanji characters, which are based on Chinese ideographs and which represent ideas. The katakana syllabary is used primarily to represent borrowed words (from languages other than Chinese), altho |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 18, 2015) |
| Subject |
Japanese language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- English
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Japanese language -- Writing -- Kana.
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Japanese language.
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Japanese language -- Writing -- Kana.
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Textbooks
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781462917402 |
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1462917402 |
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4805313501 |
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9784805313503 |
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