culture -reading Red Fuji

The picture above, Red Fuji, あかふじ, is another ukiyoe うきよえ created by Hokusaiほくさい. Mt. Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan. It is a well-known symbol of Japan and has attracted many people from inside and outside of Japan. (Source: Wikipedia)

Red Fuji Painting

practice  Katakana: カタカナ ア～ソ

Katakana: カタカナ ア～ソ
In this unit, you will learn another set of phonetic characters called "katakana." Katakana is used to write loanwords from English, Spanish, French, etc. Take a look at the following chart and compare your new characters, katakana カタカナ, with ひらがな (hiragana).

  a i u e o
- あ ア い イ う ウ え エ お オ
k か カ き キ く ク け ケ こ コ
s さ サ し シ す ス せ セ そ ソ

activity Practice ア～ソ

Do this activity or click Begin below to practice your new vocabulary. Match katakana with hiragana. When you are done, see how many you got right.

Here is a print version of this actvity. You will still need to use the online version to hear any audio.

Tv Presentation Vocabulary Presentation

Here is a print version of this actvity. You will still need to use the online version to hear any audio.


Review your vocabulary with this presentation.

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practice Typing Preparation

Read the descriptions below to prepare for this assignment. You will be typing each sentence in JAPANESE first. Then type the equivalent sentence in ENGLISH on the next line.

  1. わたしは　せが　たかいです。　／　わたしは　せが　ひくいです。
  2. わたしは　かみが　ながいです。　／　わたしは　かみが　みじかいです。
  3. わたしは　やせています。　／　わたしは　ふとっています。
  4. わたしは　あたまが　いいです。　／　わたしは　あたまが　わるいです。
  5. わたしは　かわいいです。　／　わたしは　きれいです。　／　ぼくは　ハンサム(はんさむ)です。

Graded Assignment Graded Assignments

Please return to the Section 1 Tasks & Assignments folder to complete the graded assignments for Section 1, Part B.

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