Introduction to Japanese Language

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[edit] Reading

Read the introduction to the Japanese language on Wikibooks to familiarize yourself with the language.

[edit] Discussion

Leave any questions or comments here.

[edit] Words to Know

  • Kanji source: Chinese ideographic characters
  • Kana: The syllabaries used to write Japanese words and particles using characters that represent syllables. The two syllabaries are called hiragana and katakana
  • Rōmaji source: Romanized Japanese

[edit] Quiz

1.   How would you write, "Cats eat mice" in Japanese? (Use rōmaji.)

2.  English is an SVO (Subject Verb Object) language. What kind of language is Japanese? (Answer is possible with three letters or all written.)

3.  What is the name for people of higher status and lower status (lowercase, comma deliminated)

4.  What is the Japanese term for "vertical" writing?

5.  How many general-use characters set forth by the Ministry of Education should one know in order to be literate in Japanese?

6.  What is the name of the group of general-use characters set forth by the Ministry of Education one should know in order to be literate in Japanese (lowercase)?

7.  What are the names of the two syllabaries that make up the writing form Kana (lowercase, comma delimited)?

8.  What order would the words in the sentence "Chris Hansen is great" be in Japanese? Write your answer in all lowercase letters.

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[edit] Learning Activites

  • Research more about the Japanese language and improve the Wikipedia entry on the Japanese language
  • Add more questions to the above quiz


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