Toshiyuki Katsube
I enjoy language learning. Because I feel language has fascinating stories. One of the things I'm curious about is pronunciation. Sometimes I notice illogical rules, but it makes me fun. When it comes to Japanese characters, we use three "Kanji," "Katakana," and "Hiragana." Japanese Kanji has multiple sayings, On-Yomi(sound) and Kun-Yomi(meaning, maybe, I'm not sure). We are using these on our senses. On the other hand, some Hiragana have alternative ways of saying it. For example, "へ" is pronounced "he" generally. However, when used in a postpositional particle, it changes "e." Those are illogical samples that I noticed. I don't know how they have transformed, but I think historical and cultural backgrounds must exist. I believe I can touch on these aspects deeply, so learning a language is enjoyable.
Jun 29, 2022 9:01 AM
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I enjoy language learning because I feel every language has fascinating stories. One of the things I'm curious about is pronunciation. Sometimes I notice illogical rules, but it makes learning a language fun. When it comes to Japanese characters, we use three. "Kanji," "Katakana," and "Hiragana." Japanese Kanji has multiple sayings, On-Yomi (sound) and Kun-Yomi (meaning, maybe, I'm not sure). We are using these on our sentences. On the other hand, some Hiragana have alternative ways of saying it. For example, "へ" is pronounced "he" generally. However, when used in a postpositional particle, it changes into "e." Those are illogical samples that I noticed. I don't know how they have different rules, but I think historical and cultural backgrounds must exist. I believe I can touch on these aspects deeply so learning a language will become enjoyable.
Notes: 1. A bit of sentence structuring mistakes in your passage. 2. I first find it confusing how ヘ is
June 29, 2022
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I enjoy language learning because I feel languages have fascinating stories. One of the things I'm curious about is pronunciation. Sometimes I notice illogical rules, but it makes it fun. When it comes to Japanese characters, we use three types: "Kanji," "Katakana," and "Hiragana." Japanese Kanji have multiple pronunciations, including On-Yomi (sound) and Kun-Yomi (meaning, maybe, I'm not sure). We read Kanji based on our intuition. On the other hand, some Hiragana have alternative ways of saying them. For example, "へ" is generally pronounced "he". However, when used in a postpositional particle, it changes to "e." Those are illogical examples that I noticed. I don't know how they have transformed, but I think historical and cultural backgrounds must exist. I believe I can touch on these aspects deeply, so learning a language is enjoyable.
I think you would enjoy the etymology of words as well. 😊 Onyomi = Chinese reading / Kunyomi = Japanese reading
June 29, 2022
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I enjoy learning language. Because I feel that every language has a fascinating story. One of the things I'm curious about is pronunciation. Sometimes I notice illogical rules, but it makes me laugh / but I find it funny. When it comes to the Japanese alphabet, we use three types of characters: "Kanji," "Katakana," and "Hiragana." Japanese Kanji has multiple pronunciations, On-Yomi (reading based on the original Chinese's character pronunciation) and Kun-Yomi (reading based on the meaning of the character). We are using these in our sentences. On the other hand, some Hiragana have alternative pronunciations. For example, "へ" is pronounced "he" generally. However, when used in a postpositional particle, it changes to "e." Those are illogical examples that I noticed. I don't know how they have transformed, but I think that there must be a historical and cultural background to it. I believe I can touch on these aspects deeply, so learning a language is enjoyable.
Good work, interesting topic. If I'm not mistaken, a Kanji's pronunciation changes depending on whether or not it is attached to a Hiragana, which another funny rule, I think.
June 29, 2022
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