In the pentatonic scale, the first line is five vowels. Starting from the second line, there are five vowels and different unvoiced sounds. (Horizontal lines, vertical paragraphs)
In addition, there are some special pronunciations in Japanese, such as voiced sound, semi-voiced sound, long sound, accelerated sound, plucked sound and awkward sound, which add up to more than 100. Therefore, there are more than 50 actual Japanese pronunciations. )
Japanese exam in Meng Xin ~/August
The origin of pentatonic scale
According to Japanese textual research, this way of expressing pseudonyms with voiceless and vowel spelling actually originated in China. As we all know, Chinese has only Chinese characters. In ancient times, there were no such things as pinyin and phonetic symbols, so people in China used many methods to express the pronunciation of a Chinese character. One of them is called "anti-tangent method", which was produced in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and prevailed in the Tang and Song Dynasties. The so-called backcutting method is to use two Chinese characters to represent the pronunciation of a new Chinese character, and put the initials of the first Chinese character and the finals of the second Chinese character together, which is the pronunciation of this new Chinese character. This backcutting method has been used since its birth until phonetic symbols appeared in 19 18.
Hiragana and katakana
As can be seen from the five-tone diagram, there are two ways to write each pen name. Among them, the stroke order on the left is relatively continuous, and it feels very smooth to write. It's called hiragana. Its source is the cursive script of Chinese characters in China. For example, "ぁ" is taken from the cursive "An". The one on the right is horizontal and vertical and neatly written. It's called katakana. It comes from a part of Chinese characters. For example, "サ" comes from the upper left of "three".
In modern Japanese, hiragana is often used to write Japanese words. Katakana is mostly used to write foreign words.
How to memorize five-tone diagrams
Many Japanese learners say that it is difficult to remember pentaphones, especially katakana. So, how can we remember these pseudonyms faster?
Teacher Xiao Li suggested: write more and read more, and remember pseudonyms through words. Especially katakana, you must rely on word memory.
Hiragana includes several similar groups such as "き" and "さ"; Except わ, れ, ね and ぬ, others are easier to remember. If you really can't remember it, it is suggested to find the original Chinese characters with pseudonyms to strengthen your memory.
Katakana can be memorized by a large number of katakana words, such as "カメラ", "ラジォ" and "ラーメン". "