Basic Japanese Kanji Volume 1. Timothy G. Stout

Write the character, and trace the gray ones.

	よん、し	yon, shi	four
よにん	yonin	four people
よじ	yoji	four o’clock
しがつ	shigatsu	April
しこく	shikoku	shikoku Island

      * An asterisk denotes vocabulary with kanji that have not yet been introduced.

      Boku wa Gureggu desu. Ōsaka ni iru chūgaku sannensei no Tarō kun ni ichigatsu kara mēru o okutte imasu. Tarō kun ni nihongo to eigo de mēru o kaku node, ii benkyō ni narimasu. Nihon no chūgakkō no koto ya Tarō kun no shumi ni tsuite hanashi ga dekiru node, totemo omoshiroi desu. Tarō kun wa, sangatsu ni chūgaku o sotsugyō shite, shigatsu kara kōkōsei ni naru sō desu.

      Questions 1-B

      1. What grade is Tarō in? (A. 3rd, b. 6th, C. 9th, D. 12th)

      2. When did Greg begin writing his Japanese pen pal? (A. January, b. march, C. June, D. september)

      3. What language did Greg use to write his pen pal? (A. Japanese, b. Japanese and english, C. mostly english, D. english)

      4. When does the school year begin in Japan? (A. January, b. April, C. August, D. september)

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      五

      Five

      Four (4) strokes To “go” down five streets

      ■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.

      ■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.

	ご	go	five
ごがつ	gogatsu	may
ごばんめ	gobanme	5th
いつか	itsuka	5th day of the month
いつつ	itsutsu	five things

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      六

      six

      Four (4) strokes Playing “roku” and roll on your six strings

      ■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.

      ■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.

	ろく	roku	six
ろくがつ	rokugatsu	June
ろくばんめ	rokubanme	6th
むっつ	muttsu	six things
むいか	muika	6th day of the month

      * An asterisk denotes vocabulary with kanji that have not yet been introduced.

      Nihon dewa gogatsu ni gōrudenwiiku ga arimasu. Gakkō mo otōsan no shigoto mo yasumi datta node, kazoku de yama ni itte pikunikku o suru koto ni shimashita. Sono asa, watashi mo otōto mo wakuwaku shite rokuji ni okimashita. Okāsan wa, omusubi o muttsu tsukutte kuremashita. Yama no ue de tabeta omusubi wa, oishikatta desu.

      Questions 1-C

      1. What month is Golden Week in Japan? (A. march, b. may, C. July, D. september)

      2. Where did the narrator’s family go for Golden Week? (A. the mountains, b. the river, C. the beach, D. the countryside)

      3. What time did the narrator wake up? (A. 4 o’clock, b. 5 o’clock, C. 6 o’clock, D. 7 o’clock)

      4. How many rice balls did the narrator’s mother make? (A. four, b. five, C. six, D. seven)

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      七

      seven

      Two (2) strokes A peeled ba“nana” looks like this.

      ■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.

      ■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.

	なな、しち	nana, shichi	seven
ななじゅう	nanajū	seven
ななひゃくえん	nanahyaku en	700 yen
しちごさん	shichigosan	7-5-3 Festival
なのか	nanoka	7th day of the month
ななつ	nanatsu	seven things

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