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Basic Kanji 2

Maoriman on 11. Mar, 2010 — Lang: English

Basic Kanji 2

  • Description

    Most Kanji read in Japanese has at least two readings. One is used for the basic word that the kanji depicts; however in this case 月depicts two basic meanings. The first is つき - tsuki - 'moon', the second がつ - gatsu - 'month'

    The second is a phonetic sound usually used when it is combined with other kanji.
    一か月 - ikka(getsu) - one month

    The hard part is figuring out what reading to assign the kanji when it is combined with other kanji as there is often more than one phonetic sound. And sometimes the original sound is combined with other kanji...
    一月 - ichi(gatsu) - first moon or January

    Sorry the translation in the strip is wrong;-(
    一か月 does read ikka(getsu) but this doesn't mean 'January' it means 'one month'...

    This strip is a reply to Kanji Spirit (Seishin)

    Transcript

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    Readings:
    つき - tsuki
    ゲツ - getsu
    がつ - gatsu
    moon
    一ヵ月 - ikkagetsu
    January

    Tags:
    maoriman, kanji, tutorial, Japan
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  • Wizard
    haicaibrasileiro 20.1.2011
    "gray sky of winter
    or gray sky of raining days --
    is the old moon"
  • Starter
    familyman 16.3.2010
    thanks for the lesson. unfortunatley, i will forget it within seconds.....gone. very pretty strip.
  • Master
    zim_ulator 15.3.2010
    Very cool. I lived in Okinawa for a while, and still regret not learning the beautiful Japanese language. I did manage to experience the martial art Motobu Ryu, and practiced zazen. All of my Okinawan friends spoke English well, and I was ultimately too lazy to pick much more than curse words and food. Cheers!
  • Fiddler
    Sammi1300 15.3.2010
    I can speak en write chinese. :P
  • Bwana
    abrotons 13.3.2010
    Thanks for the Japanese class. I love human language.
  • Regular
    Tripsidaisy 13.3.2010
    why would i want to learn japanese? great strip.
  • God
    NooniePuuBunny 12.3.2010
    X_x; Japanese is not a language I wish to tackle.
  • God
    Ambrosius77 12.3.2010
    お祝いの言葉！
  • Master
    piposkj 12.3.2010
    Great strip! I like the explanation too: I always loved your language and never had the time to learn it :-(
  • Legend
    kennyreid 12.3.2010
    a doubler for the M-man, nbive
  • Traveler
    21o7 12.3.2010
    i like the strip but the information seems complicated to me, i'm almost lost in hieroglyphs lol:)nice strip:)
  • Bwana
    bithex96 12.3.2010
    double bribed wouw
  • Shizzle
    JRMarklin 12.3.2010
    How to get to the section bribed and stalk?
  • God
    bluesockmonkey 12.3.2010
    congrats on that rare thing, a double-Bribed!!!!!
  • God
    MadameCercle 11.3.2010
    Plus facile ...
  • Emperor
    Netrunner 11.3.2010
    Thanks. Interesting.
  • Shizzle
    Dorota 11.3.2010
    Beautiful, but complicated.
  • King
    zodiac6 11.3.2010
    wonderful kanji lesson...hey January is a month..lol
  • God
    SnakeYukin 11.3.2010
    More stuff to learn to forget.
  • God
    Ambrosius77 11.3.2010
    I've absolutely lost already. What that readings section means?

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