Post on 24-Feb-2016
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B 05HIRAGANA
How do you WRITE HIRAGANA?
Index
• Skill No.2: Brush Effects• Skill No.1: Stroke Orders• How do you write Hiragana?
• Hiragana Writing Websites
• How do you practise writing Hiragana?
Hiragana Writing WebsitesHiragana Chart & Stroke Movies
Okochama Yochien
Genki Nihongo
Hiragana Robot
Genki Kokugo
Hiragana “Write-in” Printable Sheets
しょどう WebsitesCalligraphy Websites
Erin’s Challenge Yahoo Kids
Sodo Kids Web Japan
How do you write Hiragana?Writing Hiragana is easy and fun. The characters are all simple and easy to copy.
However, the question is “Can you write Hiragana beautifully”?
Hiragana characters were created with Brushes of Calligraphy.Writing Hiragana has been practised and enjoyed as an Art form and still is today. It’s visual and hands on.
Skill No.1: Stroke OrdersThe correct Stroke Orders makes your Hiragana writing beautiful.
Stroke Orders are determined in the way that you can write the characters easily, correctly and beautifully.
Check some of the Hiragana characters’ Stroke Orders. Can you get a gist of “general rules” of Hiragana Stroke Orders?
Skill No.1: Stroke OrdersHere are some basic rules of Stroke Orders.
1. Left → Right
2. Top ↓ Bottom
Also, writing A Stroke in One Go (without stopping) is important.
Stroke Orders: Challenge Level 1 QUIZ: How many strokes do the following Hiragana characters have? Can you write it in the correct strokes?
Stroke Orders: Challenge Level 2 QUIZ: How many strokes do the following Hiragana characters have? Can you write it in the correct strokes?
Stroke Orders: Challenge Level 3 QUIZ: How many strokes do the following Hiragana characters have? Can you write it in the correct strokes?
Skill No.2: Brush Effects“Brush Effects” also make your Hiragana wiritng look cool and beautiful. This is where the Art comes in.
There are THREE Brush Effects. It’s all about how you end a stroke.
とめ lift off
はね spring off
はらい fly off
QuizzesWhat did people use to write Hiragana when they were created? Brushes
How do people enjoy writing Hiragana today as an Art form? Calligraphy
What are Hiragana stroke orders for?
Are there prescribed stroke orders when writing Hiragana? If yes, where can you find Hiragana stroke orders?
Yes, stroke orders are prescribed. Can be found in Hiragana websites.
What are the three brush effects?
To write HiraganaEasily, Correctly, Beautifully
1. Lift off2. Spring off3. Fly off
How do we practice writing?Here are the suggested steps when practising writing Hiragana.
1. Identify A Hiragana character to practise writing.
2. Learn its Stroke Order.
3. Check its Brush Effects.
4. Write the Hiragana many times so that you master the stroke order and brush effects. Sound out the Hiragana each time you write.
5. Try writing the Hiragana you have mastered with a calligraphy brush!!!