Japanese Kanji Made Easy. Michael L. Kluemper

Japanese Kanji Made Easy - Michael L. Kluemper


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      SE

      セ, like the hiragana せ, could have a small letter “e” CEntered on it almost perfectly.

      SO

      ソ is like a SOft cushion.

      TA

      タ looks like it’s time (タイ ム or TAimu in katakana) for the moon to come out from behind the clouds.

      CHI

      チ is like a CHEErleader performing.

      TSU

      ツ is a series of downward “OO” sounds written in romaji as u and U.

      TE

      テ is a table (read TEble), similar to the hiragana て.

      TO

      ト is the shape of a divining rod and in ancient China, TOrtoise shells were used to divine the future.

      NA

      ナ is like a nice (NAice) girl in the middle of a curtsey.

      NI

      ニ is the same as the kanji for 2 and shares its the pronunciation.

      NU

      ヌ looks like the string and tag for a NEW bottle of sake.

      NE

      ネ is like the head and antlers of a sacred deer, stretching his NEck.

      NO

      ノ is one stroke finished as another is about to be made for an ‘X’ to signify NO.

      HA

      ハ is the same as the kanji for 8, HAchi, and has the same pronunciation as its first syllable.

      HI

      ヒ is like a ladle of coffee (koHIin Japanese) just pulled from the HEAt.

      FU

      フ is like a scarF protecting you from sneezes like you find in hiragana ふ.

      HE

      ヘ, like the hiragana へ, is one HEck of a hill.

      HO

      ホ is the first sound in HOtto, the Japanese word for hot, and the way the Japanese like their tea.

      MA

      マ is like I am pointing my thumb to myself (MAi is the Japanese pronunciation of “my”).

      MI

      ミ is three things lined up which would be counted in Japanese as MIttsu (三つ).

      MU

      ム is a person pointing to himself as if using the French word to ask “MUa?”

      ME

      メ is the first sound of the word MExico and looks a bit like the letter X.

      MO

      モ is similar to hiragana も, but the notch line for one MO’ fish is a bit higher up the hook.

      YA

      ヤ is like a ball of YArn and two knitting needles.

      YU

      ユ sounds like the letter “U”, and looks like a “U” flipped over and lying on its side.

      YO

      ヨ is like a good comb to use on YOur hair.

      RA

      ラ is the RA in zebRA.

      RI

      リ is the same in katakana as in hiragana!

      RU

      ル is for a ROUte change that you might not see if you are driving too fast.

      RE

      レ is a REba– (the Japanese word for “lever”) on a wall, waiting to be pulled.

      RO

      ロ has a sound that is almost like the English “RO”, as in ROll.

      WA

      ワ looks like a windshield wiper (WAipa in Japanese).

      O

      ヲ is a rare character you might only see if you sail Over the sea in a boat.

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