Comments on: Beginner’s Japanese – Chapter III – Kanji

By: Just some one

Just some one — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:06:24 +0000

Interesting

By: Anshin

Anshin — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 18:48:16 +0000

Had I known about nanori when I started to learn japanese, I would have commited sepuku @.@

This was very interesting, thanks for doing this :)

By: canis

canis — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:27:04 +0000

This chapter was hard… T_T

But thanks for the hard work in trying to teach it to clueless people like me. ^^

I will just read it like 20 times more and then I hopefully understand it. ;P

By: exalt dragon

exalt dragon — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:10:36 +0000

“Perhaps these forms up the kokuji which still carries the On pronunciation.”

according to kang xi dictionary, which has all sorts of old and ancient chinese worlds, webstite @ [http://www.kangxizidian.com/index2.php],…..those worlds never existed in chinese, unless i missed something…

By: Whatever

Whatever — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:30:31 +0000

On pronounciation is closest to the Chinese dialect Hokkien rather than ancient Chinese, that being said, there isnt really an ancient unified spoken Chinese.

I am not a student of Japanese studies or learning the Japanese language, but I do encounter words in Kanji that are dropped by the Chinese, aka no longer in use. Perhaps these forms up the kokuji which still carries the On pronunciation.

Kanji meanings differs from Chinese due to 2 main reasons which is (1) the incomplete import of the Chinese chrs and (2) the replacement of traditional native Japanese.

By: Melancholy Neko

Melancholy Neko — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:09:28 +0000

You know Yuki Nagato should have won…regardless, though, the site is really helpful, this article in particular. Regardless of the fact that every once in a while I may sort of “bwink out” while I’m reading, a quick re-ap makes it all better…good going.

By: Ida

Ida — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 23:47:59 +0000

Well, I definately learned a lot today, especially since my Japanese class is still stuck in the the katakana and ‘hajimemashite’s. :P Is learning at nigh-on-2-AM a good thing, by the way?

In the vein of girls-who-are-both-cute-and-buttkicking, I nominate Natsumi from Keroro Gunsou, who certainly has plenty of both qualities.

By: kablaq

kablaq — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:04:31 +0000

yay~ mahoro won :D

good article btw… it is quite interesting to read about such things, since i hope to take the time to actually learn this language someday…

thanks…

hmmm… next character… ah, shinobu from 2×2 shinobuden~!

By: リン

リン — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:01:09 +0000

次のキャラ。。。
栗原透子「天使のいない12月」
:)

By: Kristy

Kristy — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:46:14 +0000

Wow! Thanks soo much, I’ve been reading this all day (at work and neglecting my duties ;D).

Your lessons have helped me so much and truthfully, I’m still very confused on this topic, but nevertheless I have learned a lot.