Hi, Jerry-san, yes there are. Hiragana and katakana are basically created from kanji, by the way. The most look-alike is actually katakana "e" and kanji 工 as in 工業. Meanings of kanjis in such cases have nothing to do with hiragana or katakana simbols. Hiragana め is actually created from kanji 目, so if you rotate it, it might look similar. Interesting enough, this kanji simbol is for "eye" and eye in Japanese is め (me) ;) JapanesePod101,com
Hi, thanks for your comment. Sorry, but I'm not sure about how kanji works in Chinese. What I can say is one kanji can have a meaning such as 木 for tree, but even kanji also has to be combined with other letters such as Hiragana and Katakana as well in sentences. Thank you. Sincerely, JapanesePod101,com
Hi, thanks for your reply. It depends on what kanji you write. For example, to write 本, you don't have to slant the first line. It just goes straight. However, some people have a habit to slant some kanji on their hand writing. It's also a personal preference just like it has in English. I hope it helps. Sincerely, JapanesePod101,com
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It's all about when you use it. When used together with other kanji/hiragana to make a single word we usually use on-yomi. The Japanese reading kun-yomi is usually used when the kanji is used on its own. An example. The kanji 水 has two readings, mizu and sui. On its own we use the reading mizu. But this kanji is also used in some other words, an example: 水ようび. This means wednesday. Here we use the on-yomi: sui, so the word's suiyoubi.
I often see comments like "should I learn on-yomi or kun-yomi while learning kanji?" actually you should learn both but it's more important to recognize the kun-reading because it's most likely the word itself you're learning... for example 水 is "water" and water for itself is "mizu"... that's the kun-yomi... "sui" is on-yomi and also means water... but you don't say sui for water itself... you use it for composita like suiyoubi (wednesday) when more than one kanji is combined...
it helped a lot to look up the origin (本 :D) of the kana... you might see a lot of simularities... a few examples: 安 - あ 寸 - す 止 - と btw, 紘子さん you might be wrong about め - 目... I've learned that it comes from the 楷書 "女"... I'm about 90% sure so correct me if I'm totally wrong :) おねがいします
i think there is a easier way to explain 「本」 this kanji's another meaning is "book" . so; learners saw the "tree"'s kanji at previous lesson. i mean they can write 「木」. then we can say "a book is made from tree, so if we log the tree it will be a book" and we draw a little line on the kanji 「木」, it will be 「本」 this is more catchy. isn't it?
+Robert Langdon Hi Robert Langdon, Thank you again!! Yes, that's a difficult problem... But don't worry! There is a basic rule. When the Kanji is written by itself, usually it's read as Kun. (「山」itself is read as Kun,「やま」.) And when it combines with another Kanji, usually it's read as On. (「山頂」(=top of mountain, "さんちょう"): in this case read as On,「さん」.) There are exceptions again, but please remember this simple rule! I hope this helps you. Miho Team JapanesePod101.com
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I have a question with "on" and "kun" readings. When you are reading, and you stumble across a kanji, how do you know whether to read the "on" or the "kun" reading??
amirah daoudi When you type o your phone or computer, it will usually automatically have the kanji ready for you to use. You just need to be sure you know what the kanji means so that you don't get it mixed up. Nowadays, kanji is mostly used for reading, so writing isn't AS important, though learning to write them and knowing their stroke order for when/if you do write is good to know! Katakana is used for "borrowed" words. Any word that is not already is the Japanese vocabuklary uses katakana. Some countries use Katakana, items, etc. Hiragana can be used to write/type everything, however it is a lot to write out, hence the kanji. Hiragana introduces all the sounds the japanese language has (which is only 46 if I am not mistaken), so it is really easy to learn them. You will find hiragana and kanji together in words and sentences, because not every word has kanji. When Japan adopted the kanji, they had to make the hiragana (and katakana) to make up for sounds the kanji did not have. Hope this helped. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask!
It will take some getting used to, but just be sure you know hiragana, that way you can make the sounds you need to. It will all come together as you progress. Like I said, it won't be hard to learn hiragana, since there are only 46 sounds, and they are easy to make. Once you can get those down, pronouncing the kanji will be much easier.
Hi Chrii, have you already started learning any writings yet? If not, please start with hiragana, then move on to katakana. Kanji comes the last. Since there're a lot to learn, it'd be "the sooner, the better" ;) Good luck! Regards,JapanesePod101.com
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okay so if on is chinese and kun is japanese, well what ive been going by is kanji and katakana and hiragana i hope i spelled those right but could u explain when the three of them are used because i just dont understand fully?
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+Robert Langdon Hi Roert Langdon, KON'NICHIWA! Thank you for posting!! Yes, you're right. Basically, meaning of Kanji is used for reading. For example, this Kanji symbol「山」means「やま」(=mountain) and is read「やま」("yama") when it's written alone. But there are excptions, like one Kanji has several meanings or readings even when it's written alone. Keep studying wit JapanesePod101.com! Miho Team JapanesePod101.com
i think there is a easier way to explain 「本」 this kanji's another meaning is "book" . so; learners saw the "tree"'s kanji at previous lesson. i mean they can write 「木」. then we can say "a book is made from tree, so if we log the tree it will be a book" and we draw a little line on the kanji 「木」, it will be 「本」 this is more catchy. isn't it?
本 :D
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Hi, Jerry-san,
yes there are. Hiragana and katakana are basically created from kanji, by the way.
The most look-alike is actually katakana "e" and kanji 工 as in 工業. Meanings of kanjis
in such cases have nothing to do with hiragana or katakana simbols.
Hiragana め is actually created from kanji 目, so if you rotate it, it might look similar.
Interesting enough, this kanji simbol is for "eye" and eye in Japanese is め (me) ;)
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Hi, thanks for your comment.
Sorry, but I'm not sure about how kanji works in Chinese. What I can say is one kanji can have a meaning such as 木 for tree, but even kanji also has to be combined with other letters such as Hiragana and Katakana as well in sentences.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
JapanesePod101,com
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Hi, thanks for your reply.
It depends on what kanji you write. For example, to write 本, you don't have to slant the first line. It just goes straight. However, some people have a habit to slant some kanji on their hand writing. It's also a personal preference just like it has in English.
I hope it helps.
Sincerely,
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The order of writing is important as well! :)
Sincerely,
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Hi,
you're very right!
Thank you very much for a helpful comment :D
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Yes, that's correct!
It's all about when you use it. When used together with other kanji/hiragana to make a single word we usually use on-yomi. The Japanese reading kun-yomi is usually used when the kanji is used on its own. An example. The kanji 水 has two readings, mizu and sui. On its own we use the reading mizu. But this kanji is also used in some other words, an example: 水ようび. This means wednesday. Here we use the on-yomi: sui, so the word's suiyoubi.
Hi, everyone!
Thank you very much for the comments!
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I often see comments like "should I learn on-yomi or kun-yomi while learning kanji?"
actually you should learn both but it's more important to recognize the kun-reading because it's most likely the word itself you're learning... for example 水 is "water" and water for itself is "mizu"... that's the kun-yomi... "sui" is on-yomi and also means water... but you don't say sui for water itself... you use it for composita like suiyoubi (wednesday) when more than one kanji is combined...
I believe this kanji can also refer to 'a book' and is used to count certain objects (but not for counting books). Am I right?
Thank you, this is awesome and really helpfull.
Gotta love the trees ^^
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@WorldOfSnakes I believe the kun is hiragana and on is katakana(Which is used for foreign words)
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oh, that mean 'japan' means 'origin of sun'XD
great! Thank you so much.
I like this one. It's just has one reading from On & Kun
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it helped a lot to look up the origin (本 :D) of the kana... you might see a lot of simularities... a few examples:
安 - あ
寸 - す
止 - と
btw, 紘子さん you might be wrong about め - 目... I've learned that it comes from the 楷書 "女"... I'm about 90% sure so correct me if I'm totally wrong :) おねがいします
i think there is a easier way to explain 「本」
this kanji's another meaning is "book" . so;
learners saw the "tree"'s kanji at previous lesson. i mean they can write 「木」.
then we can say "a book is made from tree, so if we log the tree it will be a book" and we draw a little line on the kanji 「木」, it will be 「本」
this is more catchy. isn't it?
Hi,
very correct ;)
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Wait, if you come across a word which is written in Kanji, how do you know if it's intended to be read as on or kun?
It's read as kun when it's a name(usually), by itself, or it has kana in the word with kanji. It's read as on when it has no kana and multiple kanji.
Awesome! Thanks a lot for that it's really helped me out in my learning process!
+Robert Langdon Hi Robert Langdon,
Thank you again!!
Yes, that's a difficult problem...
But don't worry! There is a basic rule.
When the Kanji is written by itself, usually it's read as Kun.
(「山」itself is read as Kun,「やま」.)
And when it combines with another Kanji, usually it's read as On.
(「山頂」(=top of mountain, "さんちょう"): in this case read as On,「さん」.)
There are exceptions again, but please remember this simple rule!
I hope this helps you.
Miho
Team JapanesePod101.com
interesting. thank you that made more sense.
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Thank you and also when you are first writing the kanji the first line is sort of on a slant is that necessary
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@Warhiji wow that's so much :O :D
ty for answering
@julinstick Google Hiragana Keyboard. Use the one at Lexilogos
hurray now i understand whats the meaning of the two reading :D
i feel this ~ he lo ko na ka mu la ( 中 村 紘 子 ) some like japan singer ( ka chu ) ~ yo go da ( 宇 多 田 ) !
Hello,
I miss this jingle.
Could you re-use it, please ?
@TheOnlyAustinCusker haha that is so awesome
You can also use the "hon" kanji to represent "book" correct?
I have a question with "on" and "kun" readings. When you are reading, and you stumble across a kanji, how do you know whether to read the "on" or the "kun" reading??
Here, "moto" means motorbike, so I like to remember it as it's a motorbike when we look at it's front :)
So if you wanten to write the word 'book' in kanji, you would only need this one? Because hon was book, right?
So when do we use kanji and when do we use katakana or hiragana ? Besides, when do we use ON and KUN pronunciation ?
amirah daoudi When you type o your phone or computer, it will usually automatically have the kanji ready for you to use. You just need to be sure you know what the kanji means so that you don't get it mixed up. Nowadays, kanji is mostly used for reading, so writing isn't AS important, though learning to write them and knowing their stroke order for when/if you do write is good to know! Katakana is used for "borrowed" words. Any word that is not already is the Japanese vocabuklary uses katakana. Some countries use Katakana, items, etc. Hiragana can be used to write/type everything, however it is a lot to write out, hence the kanji. Hiragana introduces all the sounds the japanese language has (which is only 46 if I am not mistaken), so it is really easy to learn them. You will find hiragana and kanji together in words and sentences, because not every word has kanji. When Japan adopted the kanji, they had to make the hiragana (and katakana) to make up for sounds the kanji did not have. Hope this helped. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask!
***** thanks a lot, it did help. In fact I'm still struggling with the pronunciation of the kanji
It will take some getting used to, but just be sure you know hiragana, that way you can make the sounds you need to. It will all come together as you progress. Like I said, it won't be hard to learn hiragana, since there are only 46 sounds, and they are easy to make. Once you can get those down, pronouncing the kanji will be much easier.
And she is the person that teaches me.
It means also root, origin ...
@maneatingbanana the Chinese have different names for these characters, but when put together they have the same meaning....
@japanesepod101 do u have to learn both the Kun and the On thing for japanese?
I have a question..We must learn both readings?And also when do we use kanji and when hiragana??
Hi Chrii,
have you already started learning any writings yet?
If not, please start with hiragana, then move on to katakana. Kanji comes the last.
Since there're a lot to learn, it'd be "the sooner, the better" ;)
Good luck!
Regards,JapanesePod101.com
This was really cool! kakkoi*
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okay so if on is chinese and kun is japanese, well what ive been going by is kanji and katakana and hiragana i hope i spelled those right but could u explain when the three of them are used because i just dont understand fully?
so whenever a kanji cannot be understood hiragana helps, correct?
TahitianBliss はい
Hiroko
@Nicro327 Thank you!:)
The "kun" reading...is it Hiragana? It's written just like hiragana...
Also, is the "on" reading the same as katakana?
the kanji could mean origin, but it could mostly mean a book
i have a question, How can I make my computer to write with hiragana, katakana or kanji?
do i need to study on readings?
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why does kun reading seem to read mo mo ? hard to see little 'o' both look the same...
so.. can tou use kanji to write western names?
howmany kanji's are there? something like 2000?(i read that somewhere)
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im possitive 本 is chinese for origin and 起源 kigen is the japanese for origin
+moe animel No 本 in Chinese means book.
We think that it is kanji and an honorific it is Japanese, and to be difficult.
Even a Japanese has a hard fight.
本 also means ''book'' doesn't it? =D
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i am 12 going on 13 and it says free sigh up so i dont have to get a visa card or anything
wait . "hon" means a book or origin ?
@Charliepower57lm might be cool :)
本 (もと)
i love you
She's so playful, her smile is always big.
confuuusing
Isn't "もと" or "origin's" kanji 元?
+Newfie187 Hello,
Thank you for posting.
本and元 both mean ''origin''
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doesnt ''hon'' - 本 - mean book?
Start speaking japanese in minutes.
''Duck face''
If that Kanji symbol means "origin" does that mean it's only read as "origin" if the Kanji character is written alone?
+Robert Langdon Hi Roert Langdon,
KON'NICHIWA!
Thank you for posting!!
Yes, you're right.
Basically, meaning of Kanji is used for reading.
For example, this Kanji symbol「山」means「やま」(=mountain) and is read「やま」("yama") when it's written alone.
But there are excptions, like one Kanji has several meanings or readings even when it's written alone.
Keep studying wit JapanesePod101.com!
Miho
Team JapanesePod101.com
@Charliepower57lm LOL
本 (ほん)
I thought that this kanji means "book" not "origin".............
本 means book also origin
I can speak Japanese!!!!!
ほん (book)
I dont get it o.0.
I can speak Japanese, I just can't write it :(.
I think it's mainly in her tones. No offense but if you ever talked to an Indian person then you would understand.
she has an.... indian accent?
i really don't get it
Nope - japanese accent.
Why do you think it sounds Indian?
I don't understand anything T_T
i dont like this kanji i cant write it very good
i think there is a easier way to explain 「本」
this kanji's another meaning is "book" . so;
learners saw the "tree"'s kanji at previous lesson. i mean they can write 「木」.
then we can say "a book is made from tree, so if we log the tree it will be a book" and we draw a little line on the kanji 「木」, it will be 「本」
this is more catchy. isn't it?
本 (ほん)