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Japanese characters
3, Next is how to write letters.
How should I write the letters?
Hiragana, katakana, and kanji are basically written from left to top right to bottom.
Write “い” in hiragana
Write “と” in katakana
It is the kanji “田”.
So how do we write a sentence?
We write Japanese sentences both vertically and horizontally.
It used to be vertical writing.
There are many horizontal writings now.
We write newspapers, magazines, manga, etc. vertically.
Japanese characters
Here, I learned about the types of letters, the number of letters, and how to write letters.
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日本語の文字
3、次は文字の書き方です。
文字はどのように書いたら良いでしょうか。
ひらがなもカタカナも漢字も基本的には左から右上から下に書きます。
ひらがなの、「い」、を書きます
カタカナの、「と」、を書きます
漢字の「田」です。
では文はどう書くでしょうか。
日本語の文は縦にも横にも書きます。
昔は縦書きでした。
今は横書きが多いです。
新聞や雑誌、漫画などは縦に書きます。
日本語の文字
ここでは文字の種類、文字の数、文字の書き方について勉強しました。
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