I-RO-HA - newspaper of Kyonkyon

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I-RO-HA, introduction to Japanese.

5 • Day 632, 10:32 • Published in United Kingdom

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I am Kyonkyon, Japanese Secretary of Culture.
I am from Hokkaido.
I can not speak English well.
But I like to show Japanese culture and also East Asian culture.
This newspaper is popular in Japan.
So if you like Japan, please read this article.

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I-RO-HA, 2nd special part

8 • Day 631, 20:38 • Published in Japan Japan

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Today I write about kanji.

Kanji are from China. Kanji means Chinese letters or exactly Kan letters.
Kan is how China was called, when Chinese letters introduced in Japan.

Kanji show idea not sound.
For example in english we right "b". This

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I-RO-HA, 1st special part

8 • Day 630, 19:24 • Published in Japan Japan

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Today there is a special part.

I write about Japanese script.

You may ask?

Why there are kanji and kana in Japanese?

Most languages have only one script.

English roman letters, Russian cyril letters, Korean hangul letters.

In old

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I-RO-HA, 4rd part

5 • Day 629, 17:44 • Published in Japan Japan

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This is 4th part.

Today's kana

に

This is the Japanese ni.

Revision

Yesterday's kana was は

Combination

に and い　together mean second place

Quiz:

How do we write
ha-i-i-ro (grey) in kana?

Today's kanji

一

(

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I-RO-HA, 3rd part

2 • Day 628, 18:05 • Published in Japan Japan

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This is 3rd part.

Today's kana

は

This is the Japanese ha.
But when it is particle we read it wa.

Revision

Yesterday's kana was ろ

Combination

は and い　together mean ash

Today's kanji

道

This means way.
We read it