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人

Person

Two (2) strokes A person walking

■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.

■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.

	ひと	hito	person
～にん	~nin	counter for people
にんきがある	ninki ga aru	popular
にほんじん	nihonjin	Japanese person
じんせい	jinsei	life

力

Power

Two (2) strokes One powerful karate expert flipping another

■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.

■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.

	ちから	chikara	power
ちからもち	chikaramochi	strong person
ちからづよい	chikarazuyoi	powerful
ちからづける	chikarazukeru	to encourage
りきし	rikishi	sumo wrestler

* An asterisk denotes vocabulary with kanji that have not yet been introduced.

Takeshi kun no okāsan wa amerikajin de, otōsan wa nihonjin desu. Takeshi kun no otōsan wa chikaramochi de, mae wa puroresu no senshu deshita. Demo Takeshi kun wa kōkō no yakyūbu ni haitteimasu. Totemo jōzu de ninki ga aru senshu desu.

Questions 3-A

1. What nationality/ies are Takashi’s mother and father? (A. both Japanese, B. both American, C. American and Japanese, respectively, D. Japanese and American, respectively)

2. What was Takashi’s father’s former job? (A. professional wrestling, B. television personality, C. professional baseball, D. movie actor)

3. What sport does Takeshi play at school? (A. wrestling, B. baseball, C. jūdo, D. archery)

4. What is Takeshi’s level of skill? (A. beginner, B. not bad, C. very good, D. professional)

男

Male

Seven (7) strokes A powerful man working in the rice field

■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.

■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.

	おとこ	otoko	male
おとこのひと	otokonohito	man
だんし	danshi	boy, formal
だんしこう	danshikō	boys’ school
だんせい	dansei	man, male

父

Father

Four (4) strokes A father swinging an ax

■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.

■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.

	おとうさん	otōsan	father
ちち	chichi	my father
ちちのひ	chichi no hi	Father’s Day
ふぼ	fubo	father and mother, par-

* An asterisk denotes vocabulary with kanji that have not yet been introduced.

Ryō san wa, danshikō ni itteimasu. Kotoshi wa rokugatsu jūkunichi ga chichi no hi deshita. Chichi no hi no mae no kinyōbi ni otōsan ga Ryō san no gakkō ni kimashita. Soshite Ryō san no jugyō o zenbu mite kaerimashita. Otōsan wa Ryō san ni ii daigaku ni haitte hoshii to omotteimasu.

Questions 3-B

1. When was Father’s Day? (A. the 6th, B. the 9th, C. the 10th, D. the 19th)

2. When did Ryō’s father visit his school? (A. Monday, B. Tuesday, C. Thursday, D. Friday)

3. How many classes did Ryō’s father visit? (A. one of Ryō’s classes, B. half of Ryō’s classes, C. all of Ryō’s classes, D. all but the last of Ryō’s classes)

4. What is Ryō’s father concerned about? (A. Ryō’s busy schedule, B. Ryō’s behavior at school, C. Ryō’s grades, D. Ryō’s future college)

女

Female

Three (3) strokes A girl skipping

■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.

■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.

	おんな	onna	female
おんなのひと	onnanohito	woman
じょしこう	joshikō	girls’ school
だんじょ	danjo	men and women
じょせい	josei	woman, female

母

Mother

Five (5) strokes A mother holding her child (Notice the kanji for female is part of the kanji for mother)

■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.

■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.

	おかあさん	okāsan	mother
はは	haha	my mother
ははのひ	haha no hi	Mother’s Day
ぼこくご	bokokugo	one’s mother tongue

* An asterisk denotes vocabulary with kanji that have not yet been introduced.

Kana san wa yamakawa kōkō ni itteimasu. Yamakawa kōkō wa mukashi joshikō deshita. Ima wa danshi mo imasu ga, mada sukunai desu. Sono gakkō de Kana san wa karatebu ni haitteimasu. Amari jōzu dewa arimasen ga, okāsan wa itsumo taikai ni ōen ni kite kuremasu.

Questions 3-C

1. What is the name of the school that Kana attends? (A. Yamada High School, B. Yamakawa High School, C. Kawada High School, D. Kawayama High School)

2. Kana’s high school used to be a (A. girls’ school, B. private girls’ school, C. coed school, D. private coed school)

3. Now Kana’s school is attended by (A. many boys and girls, B. many boys but few girls, C. many girls but few boys, D. few boys and girls)

4. When Kana has karate tournaments, her mother (A. usually cannot attend, B. sometimes attends, C. usually attends, D. always attends)

子

Child

Three (3) strokes A child reaching out his arms

■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.

■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.

	こども	kodomo	child
おとこのこ	otokonoko	boy
おんなのこ	onnanoko	girl
こいぬ	koinu	puppy
ひとりっこ	hitorikko	only child
ふたご	futago	twins

好

Six (6) strokes Children like their mothers

■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.

■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.

	すきな	suki na	like, favorable (adj.)
おこのみやき	okonomiyaki	savory hotcakes

* An asterisk denotes vocabulary with kanji that have not yet been introduced.

Naoki san wa kōkō sannensei desu. Naoki san no ie no chikaku ni petto shoppu ga arimasu. Naoki san wa mainichi petto shoppu no mae ni tachidomatte koinu tachi o mimasu. Koinu tachi o miteiru to, kodomo no toki ni katteita inu o omoidashimasu.

Questions 3-D

1. What grade is Naoki in? (A. 3rd grade, B. 6th grade, C. 9th grade, D. 12th grade)

2. Where is the pet shop? (A. near Naoki’s house, B. near Naoki’s school, C. halfway between Naoki’s house and school, D. near the train station)

3. What does Naoki do at the pet shop? (A. enters the pet shop, and looks around, B. talks to the pet shop owner about the puppies, C. talks with his friends about the puppies, D. looks at the puppies through the front window)

4. What do the puppies in the pet shop remind Naoki of? (A. when he owned a dog, B. that he always wanted a dog C. that he was afraid of dogs, D. that he did not like dogs)

方

Person (polite), this one, direction

Four (4) strokes This is the distinguished person who ran ten thousand miles

■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.

■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.

	このかた	kono kata	this person (polite)
しかた	shikata	how to do
ゆうがた	yūgata	early evening
ほうめん	hōmen	direction
りょうほう	ryōhō	both

々

Noun pluralizer

Three (3) strokes A person bent over in repetitious labor (Not technically a kanji, but used when writing kanji)

■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.

■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.

	いちにち	ichinichi	one by one, separately
ひび	hibi	daily, day after day
つきづき	tsukizuki	every month
ひとびと	hitobito	people, each person
かたがた	katagata	people (honorific)

* An asterisk denotes vocabulary with kanji that have not yet been introduced.

Yūto san wa chūkaryōri to nihonryōri ga suki de, gyōza ya chāhan, yakisoba nado o tsukuru no ga tokui desu. Mainichi yūgata ni naru to kaimono ni itte, bangohan o tsukurimasu. Shōrai kokku ni naritai sō desu.

Questions 3-E

1. What kind of cooking does Yūto like? (A. Chinese and Japanese cooking, B. Japanese and Thai cooking, C. Thai and Korean cooking, D. Korean and Chinese cooking)

2. How often does Yūto go grocery shopping? (A. every day, B. twice a week, C. every week, D. twice a month)

3. What dishes is Yūto good at making? (A. sweet and sour, gyōza, and fried rice, B. gyōza, fried rice, and stir-fry noodles, C. fried rice, stir-fry noodles, and sweet and sour, D. stir-fry noodles, sweet and sour, and gyōza)

4. What are Yūto’s future plans? (A. to learn to cook fried rice, B. to learn to cook Chinese food, C. to manage a restaurant, D. to become a cook)

Lesson 3 Practice

A. Kanji Review

Write these words in kanji characters. The mnemonic pictures may offer some hints.

B. Vocabulary Review

Try writing these words with the appropriate kanji.

1. (child)

2. (mother)

3. (Japanese person)

4. (like)

5. (boy)

6. (man)

7. (Father’s Day)

8. (woman)

9. (both)

10. (boys’ school)

11. (father and mother)

12. (girl)

13. (men and women)

14. (powerful)

15. (puppy)

16. (life)

17. (father)

18. (Mother’s Day)

19. (powerful person)

20. (people, each person)

C. Common Japanese Last Names

Try writing these common Japanese last names with the appropriate kanji characters.

1. はった (eight, rice paddy) ____ ____

2. せんだ (thousand, rice paddy) ____ ____

3. かねこ (gold, child) ____ ____

4. みよし (three, like) ____ ____

5. やぎ (eight, tree) ____ ____

6. つちだ (earth, rice paddy) ____ ____

7. みき (three, tree) ____ ____

D. Nationalities

To express nationality in Japanese the kanji 人 (pronounced じん) is added as a suffix to the country name. For instance, an Australian is called オーストラリア人. Try writing these nationalities.

E. Review Questions

Try writing these sentences in Japanese using kanji whenever appropriate. Each sentence has at least one new kanji from this lesson. Then, compare your translations with the answer key at the end of the book.

1. How many people are in your family? __________

2. How many boys are there? __________

3. What is your father’s name? __________

4. Is your father strong? __________

5. Who is more strict, your father or mother? __________

6. What nationality are you? __________

7. Are there Japanese people at your school?

8. Who is popular at your school? __________

9. What did you give to your mother on Mother’s Day last year? __________

10. Do you do homework every day? __________

11. Do you have a puppy? __________

12. Which do you prefer, cats or dogs? __________

13. Do you like classical music or rock? __________

14. Do you prefer Japanese food or French food? __________

15. Do you know how to cook Japanese food? __________

F. Interview Your Partner

Take turns asking the above questions with your partner. Try to answer as fully and appropriately as you can. For best results, you should elaborate on your answers whenever possible.

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