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Friday, August 31, 2007

Reading: "on" vs "kun" - Lectura: "on" vs. "kun"

Kanji have two sorts of readings, i.e. ways of being pronounced: "on" readings and "kun" readings.
The "on" readings are based loosely on the original Chinese pronunciation of the kanji, and are typically used when a kanji is part of a compound, i.e. written with at least one other kanji to form a word.
The "kun" reading is used when kanji are used on their own, either as complete nouns in their own right or as adjective and verb stems.

Los kanjis tienen dos tipos de lecturas, es decir, la forma en que se los pronuncia: lecturas "on" y "kun"
La lectura "on" está basada en la pronunciación original china del kanji y son usadas típicamente cuando el kanji es parte de un compuesto, es decir, se usa al menos con otro kanji para formar una palabra.
La lectura "kun" se usa cuando el kanji se usa solo, tanto como un sustantivo como adjetivo o raíz de verbo.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Learning kanji - Aprendiendo kanjis

Kanji are part of the Japanese writing system. Because of the large number of characters, learning them is a major task for those who study Japanese. There are many different techniques and systems for learning kanji.

Japanese schoolchildren learn the characters by repetition. Characters are repeatedly written until memorized. There is a fixed order of characters followed by all elementary schools.

Methods for learners of Japanese vary from similar copying-based methods used by texts such as O'Neill, to the mnemonic-based methods seen in James Heisig's series of books Remembering the Kanji. Several other textbooks have their own unique methods based on the etymology of the characters, or in pictorial mnemonics

Los kanjis son parte del sistema de escritura japonés. Debido a la gran cantidad de caracteres del idioma, aprenderlos es una de las complicaciones más grandes para el que estudia este idioma. Hay varios diferentes métodos para aprender kanjis.

Los alumnos japoneses los aprenden por repetición: son escritos una y otra vez hasta que se memorizan. Todas las escuelas usan un orden fijo para este proceso.

Otros métodos de aprendizaje varian desde el método basado en la copia, o basados en los significados. Otros métodos tienden a agruparlos por significados o tipos de trazos o raices.

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Wind


Lets start with this lovely kanji :kaze meaning wind.
Perhaps one of the kanjis I like most.

Empecemos con este lindo kanji: kaze que significa viento.
Quizás uno de los kanjis que más me gusta.

Monday, August 20, 2007

Reading a kanji - Leer un kanji

Because of the way they have been adopted into Japanese from chinese, a single kanji may be used to write one or more different words. From the point of view of the reader, kanji are said to have one or more different "readings". Deciding which reading is meant will depend on context, intended meaning, use in compounds, and even location or name . Some common kanji have ten or more possible readings. These readings are normally categorized as either on'yomi (chinese sounds) or kun'yomi (japanese sounds).


Por la manera en que se adoptaron los caracteres en Japon desde China, un solo kanji puede usarse para escribir muchas palabras distintas. Entender a que se refiere el kanj en cada oración depende del contexto o si está usado como parte de una palabra o como nombre de un lugar o nombre. Los kanjis comunes tienen diez o más lecturas . Estas lecturas se categorizan en on'yomi (que en general son sonidos chinos) or kun'yomi (que son sonidos propios japoneses).