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LANGUAGE AND history OF JAPAN
日本の言語と歴史

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15/2/2017

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Hiragana &Katakana Usage
「Part 2」


Hiragana:
When writing kanji, katakana is used to indicate inflectional ends (meaning the part of the word when spoken that has the most attention to annunciation).

Examples:
行く I-ku Go
行かない I-Kanai Don't go
白い Shiro-i White
祭り Matsu-ri Festival

Hiragana can also be used to write word endings (gobi) which is called okurigana. Sometimes this includes more than just the inflectional ending of the word, but the actual stem (gokan) is written in hiragana.

Example:
新しい Atara-shii New
大きい Ō-kī   Big
食べる Ta-beru  Eat
   幸せ Shiawa-se Happiness

Katakana
Names of Plants, and animals, especially when used in a scientific capacity.

Examples:
          ネズミ    Nezumi Mouse・Rat
セミ   Semi Cicada
マグロ   Maguro Tuna
                                       サクラ   Sakura Cherry Tree (The Species)
      タンポポ Tanpopo Dandelion

There are however, exceptions to this rule.

Examples:
犬 Inu Dog
    桜 Sakura Cherry Tree
         みかん Mikan Satsuma Orange(Mandarin)

Hope this is useful to you!
(-^〇^-) こゆうきあいはら (-^〇^-)


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