"Variation's" and "Combination's"
はじめまして... almost there. by now you should be able to read all but じ which you will learn in this "lesson".
じ is a "Variation" of し. I will not tell you what it is yet. :P
So let's take it from the top. If you look down on the Hiragana in JA Sensei you will notice that there are two levels more. The first named "Variants" and the last "Compound", which I like to call "Variation's" and "Combination's". So lets take one at the time...
じ is a "Variation" of し. I will not tell you what it is yet. :P
So let's take it from the top. If you look down on the Hiragana in JA Sensei you will notice that there are two levels more. The first named "Variants" and the last "Compound", which I like to call "Variation's" and "Combination's". So lets take one at the time...
Variation's
First is the Variation's.
As the name so neatly suggests, they are a variation of Hiragana(Or Katakana).
So the drawing part becomes a piece of cake. All you have to do is add two small strokes or a small circle in the top right corner of the Character. And here's a beauty.. It's exactly the same with Katakana:) So those(Katakana Variation's) will come naturally.
But back to subject.. Hiragana Variation's.
It's actually quite simple, if you just remember a few rules:
As you might notice in ^^1-3^^ it's like the Consonant's just got a little edge in the "Sound"
Then you can actually "boil" the rule's a little down..:
Unfortunately, there is almost always an exception to every rule...
You probably noticed that there were three "Exception's" in the Hiragana: SHi, CHi and TSu.
As "Variation's" SHi becomes Ji, CHi becomes Ji and TSu becomes Zu.
So SHi actually DO get an edge, but CHi loses an edge(as you can read in JA Sensei, Ji is pronounced with an edge when in the beginning of a word, but without the edge when inside a word. And the Ji that comes from CHi is NEVER used in the beginning of a word. Therefore Ji from CHi is always "soft"(without edge))
So Here comes a Fourth rule:
4. Extra H + Two strokes makes J. But CHIps will always lose to TSUnami.
(Try to imagine CHi and TSu fighting for the front seat(Beginning of a word). And then you have the silly rule that(talks to your logic)..: CHIps will always lose to TSUnami(try to actually picture the TSUnami OF COURSE EASILY rinse the CHIps away. This way you will always remember that TSu can do what it want but CHi is NEVER in the Beginning of a word.
Now we only miss Zu from TSu, which is actually quite like JI from CHi and looses an edge.(because it is never in the beginning of a word).
So here is last but not least a Fifth rule:
5. Despite T, Su still becomes Zu. But it still loses(the edge) to the original Zu(from Su)
So to sum up, here is all to know about Variation's:
"single's" = a single consonant.
If you can remember those Five rules, then you have already mastered "The Variation's" :D
Now since you don't really need to practice drawing those make sure to add them to your list ("I can"). That way you will be able to practice these rules in the quiz along with your normal "Schedule".
As the name so neatly suggests, they are a variation of Hiragana(Or Katakana).
So the drawing part becomes a piece of cake. All you have to do is add two small strokes or a small circle in the top right corner of the Character. And here's a beauty.. It's exactly the same with Katakana:) So those(Katakana Variation's) will come naturally.
But back to subject.. Hiragana Variation's.
It's actually quite simple, if you just remember a few rules:
- K's make G's
- S's make Z's
- T's make D's
- H's make B's
- and circle's make H's into P's
As you might notice in ^^1-3^^ it's like the Consonant's just got a little edge in the "Sound"
Then you can actually "boil" the rule's a little down..:
- Two stroke's gives an edge to all "Single's" except for H's
- A circle make's you close your lips before you burst into H
- Two stroke's instead of a circle gives an edge to P and make B.
Unfortunately, there is almost always an exception to every rule...
You probably noticed that there were three "Exception's" in the Hiragana: SHi, CHi and TSu.
As "Variation's" SHi becomes Ji, CHi becomes Ji and TSu becomes Zu.
So SHi actually DO get an edge, but CHi loses an edge(as you can read in JA Sensei, Ji is pronounced with an edge when in the beginning of a word, but without the edge when inside a word. And the Ji that comes from CHi is NEVER used in the beginning of a word. Therefore Ji from CHi is always "soft"(without edge))
So Here comes a Fourth rule:
4. Extra H + Two strokes makes J. But CHIps will always lose to TSUnami.
(Try to imagine CHi and TSu fighting for the front seat(Beginning of a word). And then you have the silly rule that(talks to your logic)..: CHIps will always lose to TSUnami(try to actually picture the TSUnami OF COURSE EASILY rinse the CHIps away. This way you will always remember that TSu can do what it want but CHi is NEVER in the Beginning of a word.
Now we only miss Zu from TSu, which is actually quite like JI from CHi and looses an edge.(because it is never in the beginning of a word).
So here is last but not least a Fifth rule:
5. Despite T, Su still becomes Zu. But it still loses(the edge) to the original Zu(from Su)
So to sum up, here is all to know about Variation's:
"single's" = a single consonant.
- Two stroke's gives an edge to all "Single's" except for H's. Those are just air anyway.
- A circle make's you close your lips before you burst into H (air)
- Two stroke's instead of a circle gives an edge to P and make B
- Ekstra H + Two strokes makes J. But CHIps will always lose to TSUnami.
- Despite T, Su still becomes Zu. But it still loses(the edge) to the original Zu(from Su)
If you can remember those Five rules, then you have already mastered "The Variation's" :D
Now since you don't really need to practice drawing those make sure to add them to your list ("I can"). That way you will be able to practice these rules in the quiz along with your normal "Schedule".
Combination's
Combination's as you can almost guess, is Combination's of those you have already learned.
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