Japanese alphabet with translation into Russian

The Japanese language has three writing systems. Two syllabary alphabet - hiragana and katakana - are used simultaneously with hieroglyphs, or kanji, which came to Japan from China. Let's figure out how hiragana and katakana sound in Russian, how they differ, look at tables with katakana and find out how best to learn it.

Japanese language: hiragana and katakana

The hiragana and katakana alphabets originated from hieroglyphs at the end of the 13th - beginning of the 9th century. Katakana alphabet

was invented by a Buddhist monk as a form of cursive writing. This was done so that people who do not know Chinese letters could read religious texts.

Its name literally translates to “broken kana” or “divided kanji”, which accurately conveys the story of its origin. After all, katakana characters are entire hieroglyphs in an unmodified form or their individual parts. Review the table below to learn how the Japanese alphabets were formed.

How the alphabet of Hiragana and Katakana was formed: table.

The Hiragana and Katakana alphabet contain a set of characters, each of which represents a different syllable . Despite the fact that both alphabets are phonetically the same, they are not at all similar in writing. Unlike the flowing hiragana with lots of curves and curls, katakana is full of angular letters and straight lines.

Many foreigners have a question: why do the Japanese need two identical-sounding alphabets? However, their main difference is in purpose .
Thanks to this, while reading a text, a person can already say a lot about it, even without knowing the translation.

Katakana, basic combinations

Having learned hiragana and katakana, you can begin to master grammatical rules and increase your vocabulary.

I will also continue to study, but I felt so sad when I realized that the bulk of the words I had studied are for some reason not remembered during the lessons, you start to panic and only then realize that you have already learned it. Have you ever had this happen? Give advice on how to quickly remember the appropriate word for an answer or understand it in the context of a sentence. Or maybe it just takes practice and time?

Ps And after time, I know the answer - yes, practice and time. Constant repetition and ability to think in Japanese. First in simple phrases, gradually becoming more complex.

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Japanese language: katakana alphabet - rules of use

Despite its simple writing, katakana is the more difficult to remember . This is most likely due to its infrequent use. Katakana is the second alphabet, and the first and main alphabet is hiragana. When starting to learn a language, students first encounter it.

The first words and grammatical structures are written and memorized in hiragana, as it is used to indicate the auxiliary parts of words (endings, prepositions, postpositions). Katakana is usually used to write borrowed foreign words , or gairaigo. These include terms that come from Western languages, and borrowed words from Chinese or Korean are written in Kanji. For example:

• ケーキ (ke:ki) from the English “cake” (cake);
• アイスクリーム (aisukri:mu) from the word “ice-cream” (ice cream).
• コンクール (konku:ru) from the French “concours” (competition);
• ノルマ (noruma) from Russian "norm".

The long straight line that you see in the examples serves to indicate the length of the vowel sound.

The names of foreign cities , countries and Western names are exactly the same as gairaigo, so they are written in katakana.

But, in addition to the most common options listed, the Japanese katakana alphabet is found:

1. When writing down words whose kanji have practically fallen out of use due to complex spelling. For example, バラ (bara) means “rose” and ゴミ (gomi) means “garbage”. These words also include medical terms . Thus, the disease “cancer” is often denoted by katakana rather than by the hieroglyph 癌.
2. When you need to pay attention , focus on a certain word. This technique is often used in advertising, on billboards, road signs or signs. By comparison, in Western languages ​​this is done using italics or bolding.
3. When writing technical terms , names of machine , plants , animals , etc.. For example, クモ (kumo) - “spider”.
4. In onomatopoeia, or words that convey sound . グーグー (gu:gu) means the sound made when snoring.
5. In manga , when you need to emphasize communication in an informal style. For example, you can often see the word “he/she” written in katakana - アイツ (aitsu). This type of writing makes it clear to the reader that the address is most likely made in a disparaging manner.

It is recommended to start learning hieroglyphs last, when both syllabic alphabet are fully mastered. Kanji is an essential element of language, as it is used to write nouns, adjectives and verbs.

This contrast in the use of different writing systems allows you to visually highlight words in the text and recognize which parts of speech they belong to. Because of this, reading speed increases, making comprehension easier.

And to learn more about the two Japanese alphabets, read our article about their differences. It also has katakana and hiragana in tables with Russian transcription and useful tips on how to learn all their signs.

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How to learn hiragana and katakana

There are many ways to remember all these Japanese characters. To get started, you can print out the hiragana and katakana alphabet in a table and hang it in a visible place on your desktop. Being always before your eyes, the letters will automatically be remembered.

Hiragana and katakana: table in Russian.

Even though people write by hand less and less these days, you will need to use cursive writing . When writing syllables, muscle memory is activated and they are remembered faster.

We must remember that the order in which the strokes are written is very important. It greatly simplifies life, because the writing skill becomes automatic, which helps with memorization.

You can start with copybooks for beginners. They do not have voiced or compound syllables, but if you remember the spelling of the basic combinations, you will not have any difficulties with the rest. Then you can move on to more complex katakana writing.

Although katakana is easier to write, it is quickly forgotten. To avoid this, it is recommended to practice writing these two alphabets in parallel. This will help you avoid confusion between them in the future. Practice sheets can be found below.

Hiragana and katakana - copybooks:

• Hiragana alphabet;
• katakana alphabet.

And if you have not yet learned enough about the rules of writing hiragana, we recommend that you read our article on Japanese writing. In it you will also find hiragana and katakana copybooks, which can be downloaded in PDF format.

Another way to learn a language is through mnemonics . If you just try to memorize a word, you will forget it in a few days. Therefore, it is better to use special associative techniques to remember new words or symbols. All three writing systems—kanji, katakana, and hiragana—are best taught using this method.

You can also use cards : write the letter on one side and the translation on the other. But no more cutting them out of cardboard, because Quizlet lets you create them online. There you will also find already created training materials. For example, mnemonic cards for hiragana and katakana for beginners.

Katakana: learn with mnemonics.

Another fun way to learn these ABCs is to learn a nursery rhyme. They are very presentable, so you still have to try to forget her.

Now you know what the Japanese katakana alphabet sounds like with a translation into Russian and where it is used. Katakana is no less important aspect of the language than its sister alphabet. With its help, the text places emphasis on individual words, giving them a special shade.

What do you like best: Japanese katakana and hiragana or kanji? Write in the comments!

Japanese katakana alphabet: table, pronunciation and writing. The most important thing you need to know about katakana! Learn katakana tables in Russian and methods of memorizing them.

Katakana table

The sequence of writing katakana characters is important, remember and practice.

The video will help you remember the katakana alphabet in a playful way, or at least listen and try to repeat the sounds with your children.

In Japanese language courses, before each lesson there is the following language gymnastics with a list of all the sounds of the alphabet. In addition to consolidation, this helps to develop Japanese speech and subsequently read Japanese texts relatively quickly.

Additional combinations of katakana characters with ヤ ユ ヨ, as well as the use of dakuten characters ゛ and handakuten ゜ provide additional sound combinations that need to be remembered.