Basic Japanese Kanji Volume 1. Timothy G. Stout
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田
Rice field
Five (5) strokes A rice field
■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.
■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.
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たんぼ | tanbo | rice field |
* An asterisk denotes vocabulary with kanji that have not yet been introduced.
Natsumi san wa bādowocchingu ga suki desu. Senshū Natsumi san wa gakkō no ura no tanbo ni ikimashita. Demo, soko niwa tori ga amari imasen deshita. Dakara, Natsumi san wa konshū yama ni ikimasu. Soko dewa takusan tori ga mieru deshō.
Questions 2-E
1. Where did Natsumi go bird watching last week? (A. in the mountains behind the school, B. in the rice fields behind the school, C. in the rice fields behind the mountains, D. in the mountains behind the rice fields)
2. How successful was bird watching last week? (A. there were many birds, B. there were some birds, C. there were not very many birds, D. there were no birds at all)
3. Where is Natsumi going bird watching this week? (A. in the rice fields behind the school, B. in the mountains, C. at the beach, D. along the river behind the school)
4. Why did Natsumi choose this week’s location? (A. because the her classmates are going there, B. because there may be more birds there, C. because there are fewer people there, D. because her teacher suggested it)
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川
River
Three (3) strokes A river
■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.
■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.
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かわ | kawa | river |
| おがわ | ogawa | brook, stream | |
| 〜かわ/がわ | ~kawa/ gawa | suffix for rivers |
Takumi san wa maitoshi kanū o kogi ni kawa ni ikimasu. Kyonen wa tamagawa ni ikimashita. Tamagawa wa hirokute, nagare no osoi kawa desu. Demo, kotoshi wa semakute, nagare no hayai sumiyoshikawa ni iku tsumori da sō desu. Motto omoshiroi to kii ta kara desu.
Questions 2-F
1. How often does Takumi go on canoe trips? (A. monthly, B. every six months, C. annually, D. every few years)
2. How was the Tamagawa River? (A. wide and swift, B. wide and slow, C. narrow and swift, D. narrow and slow)
3. How is the Sumiyoshi River? (A. wide and swift, B. wide and slow, C. narrow and swift, D. narrow and slow)
4. The Sumiyoshi River is probably (A. more challenging than the Tama River, B. about the same as the Tama River, C. less challenging than the Tama River, D. cannot tell from the reading)
Lesson 2 Practice
A. Kanji Review
Write these kanji characters. The mnemonic pictures may offer some hints.
B. Vocabulary Review
Try writing these words with the appropriate kanji.
1. (Thursday)
2. (rice paddy)
3. (with one’s shoes on)
4. (swimsuit)
5 (volcano)
6. (money)
7. (princess)
8. (brook, stream)
9. (building blocks)
10. (fireworks)
11. (goldfish)
12. (holiday)
13. (cherry blossom tree)
C. Campout Story, Fill in the Blank
Read the following campout story, and fill in the blanks with these appropriate nature-related kanji characters: 日, 月, 火, 水, 木, 金, 土, 川, and 山. Use each kanji character only once. The glossary below may help with any unfamiliar vocabulary.
D. Guess the Kanji
Which of the nature related kanji characters fit the following descriptions? Write the most appropriate kanji: 日月火水木金土川山田. Use each kanji character only once. The glossary below may help with any unfamiliar vocabulary.
E. Months of the Year
As you may know, some nature related kanji are also used for time words, such as the days of the week and months of the year. Try writing the months in kanji below. This is done by adding the kanji for month 月 to the numbers of the months 1-12 in kanji, as in the example below. 月＝がつ
F. Calendar with Kanji
Label the following calendar in kanji characters. Use the correct kanji for the days of the week, and use numbers for the dates. Label the month on