Today I’m partnering with Tuttle Publishing to give away one (1) set of Writing Japanese Hiragana and Writing Japanese Katakana by Jim Gleesonis giveaway contest is open to everyone worldwide.
Put simply, practice is the most effective method of mastering written Japanese. The large, open format of Writing Japanese Hiragana invites the student to pick up a pencil and get started!
Two phonetic syllabaries, hiragana and katakana, and a set of kanji characters based on Chinese ideographs are what comprises written Japanese. This workbook has been carefully designed to facilitate the quick and easy mastery of the forty-six character hiragana syllabary used to write all types of native words not written in kanji. An understanding of hiragana is essential for the serious student wishing to learn Japanese effectively.
Each character is introduced with brushed, handwritten, and typed samples which enhance character recognition. Extensive writing space allows for maximum practice to facilitate memorization and ensure proper character formation. Entertaining illustrations and amusing examples of onomatopoeic usage of hiragana in Japanese writings further reinforce memorization in a fun way.
Writing Japanese Hiragana is an easy-to-use and practical workbook tailored to the specific needs of young students of the Japanese language. Beginning students of all ages will delight in its fresh presentation.
This is an introductory guide and workbook to writing Japanese Katakana.
Anybody who is able to master English, with its irregular spellings and idiosyncratic pronunciations, is more than equipped to master written Japanese. The hiragana and katakana syllabaries are purely phonetic characters, which function much like the letters of the English alphabet. In this respect, kana are quite different from kanji characters, which are based on Chinese ideographs and which represent ideas. The katakana syllabary is used primarily to represent borrowed words (from languages other than Chinese), although it is also used for botanical names and is sometimes used in place of hiragana or kanji for emphasis. In some ways, the use of katakana in Japanese parallels the use of italics in English.
Writing practice is the most effective method of mastering written Japanese, and the large open format of this workbook is designed to invite the student to pick up a pencil and start writing. Written Japanese comprises two phonetic syllabaries, hiragana and katakana, and a set of kanji characters that are based on Chinese ideographs. This workbook has been carefully designed to facilitate the quick and easy mastery of the 46–character katakana alphabet, making it the perfect tool to begin the process of mastering written Japanese. Each character is introduced with brushed, handwritten and typed samples that enhance character recognition. Extensive space for writing allows maximum practice to facilitate memorization and to ensure proper character formation. Entertaining illustrations and amusing examples of loan–words that use katakana in Japanese writings further reinforce memorization in a fun way.Writing Katakana is tailored to the specific needs of young students of the Japanese language, but is also well suited to beginning students of any age. This workbook contains:
- grayed–out, trace–over characters for correct character construction.
- Extensive practice in writing sentences for maximum reinforcement.
- Supplementary explanations, including a brief history of the origin of each character, to foster visual recall.
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This giveaway closes on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at 12 p.m. PST and is open to participants worldwide (everyone!).
One (1) winner will be selected via Random.org and contacted via email, so please include a valid email address in the email address entry box (please double check your spelling!). The winner is required to respond within 72 hours to claim the prize.
Full Disclosure: This giveaway is sponsored by Tuttle Publishing.
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Thank you for participating this giveaway! The winner is…
Congratulations Skye (#24)! I’ll email you shortly.
So excited about this giveaway! I just started the attempt to learn Japanese. I’m starting out with hiragana and have already learned the first few characters in a day. This will definitely help me with perfecting my stroke pattern. Fingers crossed I win! 🙂
I used these books years ago in my Japanese language class. I was getting quite good at it! I have since forgotten what I have learned but maybe it will come right back to me if I use these books again.
Do we automatically get entered for the Hiragana/Katakana book drawing??
Love your site. Am going to try making your udon recipe as I have my grandmother’s cast iron noodle maker from Japan. Dad said his mother always made noodles at home. Guess I’dbetter learn, huh?
Thank you!!
Janice
Need to work on Japanese again > <
Want this for my daughter who is learning Japanese and wants to move there.
liked tuttle publishing on FB, oops did not put it in a separate comment sorry
I liked tuttle publishing, love learning new thins.
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I’m interested to learn Japanese language. I hope to win this workbook.
My 4 year old son and I are learning hiragana and katakana, this would be perfect!
I hope I can win these books for my son. The primary school he currently attends teach Japanese as second language.
i would love to “win” these calligraphy books. i really need to brush up on my writing skills. thank you for your giveaways!!!
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I love the fact that the Japanese language is phonetic based! I have studied Chinese characters as a little girl and the amount of characters were too much for me to remember. It seems like Japanese is easier to learn with a basis of 46 katakana characters. Thank you for the giveaway! It would be wonderful to learn to write Japanese Katakana. ^^
I like Tuttle publishing as well. Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂