WIEAEAIS (IEA TERA Some Toa ARE oN me HAENA) menACNORSMMMNER wAMIRT 2008 ah $M REMC | 4” + BTTHO FG- a LAER -Bebbrr th ab Nihongo Journal \ RAD “BADS" 277K oy ae (SIH SEARLE Lz] Wot. Kot. HALF ! Kanji Breakthrough ##is25< eu . aetoxeee let NITE LZ V7 7 aammosee [74 — I] FAMILAR + LAR EMMORBNE 612551) | em bel,RPFORENSRS9 RRPOPEAORDORE te Professor, Melo Us ist, Kanji Clinic (http: / Awww. MEOwS#E (Mi R EHTS) 1) REOMAORREDMLTAS FLERE ENR 1 EEL 2H Learning the shapes of kanji arena Learning to divide individual kanji into all of ESMPOUSIE F BRD, DIRE EMBL TED th i weight by passing *JLPT ©. HLL OMBMAD TLE Code Do you aspire to be a kanji heavyweight by passing “J Mat OMEAAD CLES Cus Level 1 or 2, but find that the enthusiasm you once had for kanji £7"? learning has waned? Do you sometimes question whether the kanji-learning materials you are now using will eventually lead 37 8x, POADIZ8—hEHN you to mastery of the 1,945 general-use (joyo) kanji, or even of the ©U$2C. POMEL LAIR) 1,006 education (kyoiku) kanji? Have you ever felt discouraged = %247"? 2: hen comparing your own progress in Japanese to that of your Mao EiTER 31! when comparing y Prog i y PUROPER LIT. OAD NIER Chinese classmates? If so, welcome to Kanji Breakthrough. FRMARL FOI 3 ORME: Unlike our Chinese counterparts, those of us hailing from the £>b&UAIsTN LEA. OF), BE “wrong” side of the Kanji Wall face the formidable, triple task of 9 (7/1 (B&R £UT [aRa.) TY. LO tackling the shape, meanings, and pronunciations of kanji. Kanji is Poe a wee ones Breakthrough will offer a wealth of practical advice to learners “Ses.yae gaeaghi). RAIEIL/EE from non-kanji backgrounds on how they can break through the giaua#uNimePezAS—L. seemingly impenetrable Kanji Wall, master JLPT Level 1 and 2 #HOBRTORATORIM SHEN ED kanji, and achieve true literacy in Japanese. KOU SNEED, RICA OP RST In the first several installments, we will explore the most SS ReT RRC ne amureaees effective ways to learn the shapes of kanji, before turning our Cb. CORE in vivid stories. EMRE OER ELSES LAMEC Using component analysis, learners view kanji not as whole #U2HSZ ECL oT. ELOBER units but as the sum of their parts, Let's get started with a building QETCEO CSS 4. IMARA S| block approach to learning kanji! CCS 6. BIE 3 REATEL “JLPTeJopanese Language Proficiency Test = CRAZL#TRADTT. 8, TNR TAS LE, so EUARRSP-t@Take a look at the following 12 diagrams. They represent some of the more common pat- terns of kanji construction. FOAM SLE TOMEODERT HSU, RPOMRERT RRO NS— SCF, <12 Diagrams of Kanji components> NE PTS EIN SOIR UES ea WRASSE We USK: a IEIAIM6! om PITHAD! (1) ‘To which pattern above does each of the following JLPT Level 2 kanji belong? Tid, FICHE RDM ARBRE DER EL ALOREL, TNENLOAPOLDEDNS— STE ETY? Example (50) win) 20) aR) aE) RY 6D) TR) BH) oth) 10. Ha BE ww ) ) ) 13.56 (0) 1a BEC) 82) te BM) wR) te BB) 19.) 20.) oR) 22 BE) 2 EC) oe PITHAED! (2) In the diagrams below, write the components of each of the 24 kanji in their proper spaces. (You will need to draw the lines first). The shape of the kanji may become somewhat distorted when its components are broken apart, Ri: LOREE. NP —vIik2 T, TORDPB EAT FELEF REMOPARET DESH U ET). BY HABE TOMRUREA, Example (H) 3. 4. 6. 7. 3. 10. 1. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. ht Strategies 1) Keep a kanji-shape notebook. Sketch the 12 diagrams above (as well as others you encounter on your ‘own) in the notebook, one to a page, and file new kanji you want to learn on the appropriate page. 2) With your personal computer and printer, (or a copy machine enlarger), make large-lettered versions of kanji you are learning. Cut them up into components. Lay the components out and see how many different kanji you can construct from memory. Race a partner to see who can build kanji faster (A full set of kanji component cards is available at www.okunokaruta.com: [#719 1 Not! (1800/88 ani) HRI OMELBOED b 1) RPOWWAD/— hE DUEL ED. INF FOES TOMO —D EBEEL (BA TRIVEOOMHORS ENON SEL 25), HL CRARREELN THONG —YTECABLTREROTOBEL ED. 2) SYALEZYLS (HSUISRATL—) CIR, FHORPOMAMED VET. WRERC CCIM L, EHTHI, BH URPEB LTA TOTS ET, ~ATHALTOLUTT DY Answers: >See p.85 co: Nihongo Journal 51