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KATAKANA

U: has two vertical strokes WA: has only one KU: has diagonal stroke instead KE: horizontal stroke sticks out FU: one horizontal stroke WO: two horizontal stroke joined to diagonal one RA: two horizontal strokes not joined, top shorter than lower horizontal stroke TE: horizontal stroke stick out SU: FU with a tail NU: FU with a tail crossing it. ME: has slanting stroke NA: has horizontal one. A: towards the left MA; towards the right. Neither is written vertically. SHI: topmost stroke first, long stroke going upwards last TSU: leftmost stroke first, long stroke going downwards last. N: long stroke going upwards SO: long stroke going downwards.

HIRAGANA

HA: has one horizontal stroke HO: has two horizontal strokes touched by vertical stroke MA: has two horizontal strokes crossed by vertical stroke, does not have line at the left YO: has one horizontal stroke touched by vertical line TE: stroked joined together KO: like TE when written quickly NI: KO with line at the left WA: tail going inwards NE: WA with a loop RE: like WA but with tail going outwards SO: like rest (music), opens towards the right RO: like the number "3", opens towards the left RU: RO with a loop A: NO with a cross on it O: vertical line continues to form a loop, has a dot I: left stroke longer than right RI: left stroke shorter than right KI: two horizontal strokes, opens towards the right SA: one horizontal strokes, opens towards the right CHI: like the number "5", opens towards the left

Posted: 1999-11-5 (Fri)