Japanese Hiragana - Learn it in One Go

Author: Yang Meiling
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: "Small Japan, Big Economy," Japanese people, with their super-strong economic and technological power, are increasingly profoundly influencing Asia and even the whole world. Japanese pop culture has almost led the modern trends in Asia! Warm and romantic Japanese dramas, dynamic yet graceful PALAPALA dance, highly infectious Japanese pop music, compact and exquisite electronic products, and fascinating Japanese comics and cartoon series—we are almost used to seeing various Japanese symbols everywhere on the streets! Amazing! What do these strange symbols mean?! They look so messy! Curious and tactile learners, of course, are eager to figure them out! In fact, these symbols are very simple, at least much simpler than our Chinese characters! Their formal name is "Kana," which means "letters" in Japanese! The basic hiragana (a type of Kana) are generally arranged in a table according to certain rules, with a total of 50 (with some repetitions), so it is traditionally called the "50-Kana Chart." Once you learn this 50-Kana Chart, you'll basically have no problem with Japanese pronunciation! "すごい！" is a sentence made up of three Kana, meaning: "Awesome! So cool!" Once you put a little effort into learning the 50-Kana Chart and memorize a few Japanese phrases, others will think you're amazing! This book has a clear and singular goal—to explain and practice Japanese Kana. There is also a simple storyline that runs throughout, featuring the cute Chinese student "Xiao Yang," the internet user "Tanaka," the handsome Korean "Li Ming," and "Xiao Ai," who dreams of becoming a flight attendant when she grows up! Let's take a look at their happy lives in Japan! Amazing! What do these strange symbols mean?! They look so messy! Curious and tactile learners, of course, are eager to figure them out! In fact, these symbols are very simple, at least much simpler than our Chinese characters! Their formal name is "Kana," which means "letters" in Japanese! The basic hiragana (a type of Kana) are generally arranged in a table according to certain rules, with a total of 50 (with some repetitions), so it is traditionally called the "50-Kana Chart." Once you learn this 50-Kana Chart, you'll basically have no problem with Japanese pronunciation! "すごい！" is a sentence made up of three Kana, meaning: "Awesome! So cool!" Once you put a little effort into learning the 50-Kana Chart and memorize a few Japanese phrases, others will think you're amazing! This book has a clear and singular goal—to explain and practice Japanese Kana. There is also a simple storyline that runs throughout, featuring the cute Chinese student "Xiao Yang," the internet user "Tanaka," the handsome Korean "Li Ming," and "Xiao Ai," who dreams of becoming a flight attendant when she grows up! Let's take a look at their happy lives in Japan!