Kind of hiragana script that becomes cause of the mess.
The script in each language might have perhaps various fonts.
And, they might have a slight difference of shape by the font.
There is no problem if it is your mother tongue.
But, if it is a foreign language, you and I might be a little puzzled.
A Japanese hiragana has a lot of fonts.
Because the difference of those shape is a little, it might cause confusion.
Well, let's see "Each hiragana with a little difference" with me.
Connection of line
I displayed "All Hiragana with the difference in the form by a font" here.
The most is the difference in "existence of the break of a line."
I showed "All hiraganas with the difference of shape by the font" here.
Most of the difference is "Presence of the connection of the line."
Compare the parts enclosed by red circle, please.
Can you understand those differences?
Japanese children go to school at the age of seven.
And, they learns the hiragana and the katakana first.
The shape of the hiragana used by the textbook of the elementary school in Japan is different according to the times.
It is because the standard of the shape of the hiragana is not being defined by the Ministry of Education that has jurisdiction over the school system of Japan.
Because politicians in Japan always think only about own rights and money, they do not notice such a thing at all.
Sorry, I return to the subject.
Then when I say how the Japanese thinks about a difference of the form of Hiragana,
most Japanese will not have thought about the shape of the hiragana.
In conclusion, "These are all correct Hiragana."
Use Hiragana of the shape that you like, please.
Then, see "Hiragana with the difference in a special shape" next, please.
Hiragana script with special difference of shape
This is "そ[so]" of Hiragana.
I write "そ" by using the shape of a left hiragana.
In the times when I learned Hiragana in an elementary school, Hiragana of the right side was used.
My younger brother is using Hiragana of the left.
My younger brother is 14 years old younger than I.
A young Japanese seems to use shape of the left.
Then, see the last Hiragana, please.
This is "ふ[fu]" of Hiragana.
Most of the font used in Japan is a left letterform.
The right-hand "Hiragana of FU" seemed to have been used at prewar days.
The left-hand "Hiragana of FU" is shape of the brush script type.
This is a letterform of "Japanese Kana calligraphy" written with a very thin brush.
But, if a left letterform is written in a hurry, it becomes the right-hand letterform after all.
Then, "Today's conclusion."---
"As for Hiragana, if the letterform that can be read is kept, all are okay." !!
To learn the hiragana
HIRAGANA GANBATTE
Hiragana Gambatte!:
Hiragana Ganbatte (The Gambatte! series)
Product Description:
Instead of an alphabet, Japanese use katakana and hiragana to show the pronunciation of words. It is the purpose of this book to teach you how to read and write hiragana. In all, there are forty-six hiragana characters for forty-six different sounds. This is not as difficult as it seems. With this original picture book, you can learn to read and write hiragana in no time at all, and have fun doing it.
Key English words and pictures are linked to all the hiragana characters to help you fix their shapes in your mind. Manga-style illustrations and nearly 100 mini-articles about Japanese society and culture not only help you remember the characters but also add to your knowledge of Japan. Altogether, this makes Hiragana Gambatte! quite an unusual workbook.
Hiragana Gambatte! teaches you to: * Understand the differences between hiragana and the alphabet * Understand the systematic nature of hiragana * Use the correct stroke order when writing hiragana * Write hiragana so that each character is consistent in size and shape
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