Lesson1 (09/10/12)

Today's lesson

◆Japanese basic writing system

• Hiragana: represents sound
• Katakana: represents sound, used for the words that come from other countries
• Kanji (Chinese character); represents sound as well as meaning by itself

◆How to pronounce Hiragana (see attached "Hiragana table")

◆Basic Greetings (see attched agenda)

◆Participants: 3

[Documents]

• Lesson1 agenda
• Hiragana_table
• Hiragana_practice