HIRAGANA Ver.3.0
Copyright (c) Kazumi Hatasa, 1987
Original Idea by Kazumi Hatasa
Illustration by Mariko Kaga
Revised for Macintosh computers by Ken Yamazaki, YAMAZAKI INTERCOM Inc.
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This software package was designed to assist beginners of Japanese who understands English in their learning of hiragana. So far, this software has been available only for IBM-PC and NEC computers. But we now bring you a version for the Macintosh computers to be used all around the world. Without any option, this software can provide an integrated learning environment with sound, graphics, and characters. It has thus overcome the lack of sound.
This program has been conventionally used in schools, however thanks to these functions, this can be used at offices or homes as well as schools.
Hardware Requirements
1. Macintosh/Windows computers.
2. Mouse
3. CD-ROM drive
Starting HIRAGANA
Turn on your computer first.
HIRAGANA is configured to start by itself. All you need to do is to put the HIRAGANA CD-R on the CD-ROM drive of your computer. Soon the icon of HIRAGANA appears.(Macintosh). Double click the My Computer icon and then your CD drive. You can see the Hiragana folder. Open the folder by double clicking on it (Windows).
Double click the HIRAGANA icon and the program starts.
You can forward the program either with the keyboard or with the mouse.
Configuration of HIRAGANA
HIRAGANA is consisted of five separate sub-programs. You can choose a sub-program from
a "menu" like the following, and when you are done a sub-program, you are brought back to this menu again for another selection.
<<MENU>>
1. HIRAGANA RECOGNITION (Presentation)
2. HIRAGANA RECOGNITION EXERCISE I (flashcard drill)
3. HIRAGANA RECOGNITION EXERCISE II (hidden character drill)
4. HIRAGANA STROKE ORDER (Presentation)
5. HIRAGANA STROKE ORDER EXERCISE
When you start sub-programs 1, 2, 3 or 5, you will be asked to specify which row(s) of hiragana you wish to practice. If you wish to quit a sub-program, press q when the screen says "q to quit" or anytime in sub-program 5.
Descriptions of the five sub-programs are as follows:
1. presents and drills row(s) of hiragana. Presentation is done with graphics and mnemonic phrases together with pronunciation.
2. gives you a flashcard drill with an element of speed added to it. You can have fun racing with the computer and improve your recognition at the same time.
3. challenges you with a hiragana recognition game.
4. shows you how each hiragana is written.
5. drills you on the stroke order of each hiragana (excluding one-stroke ones).
For teachers
In order to give effective advice to your students, please go through the program yourself. Use the flashcards in the package in the classroom.
For students or individual users
1. Since the way to start the program varies from one situation to another, ask your instructor how to get started or read the former section of this manual.
2. After the title page, you will be presented with the "menu" shown above.
MULTIPLE COPY LICENSE AGREEMENT (OPTION)
With Multiple Copy License Agreement, you may make copies of the original programs to be
used on more than one computer in your site (e.g. Language Laboratory and Computer Laboratory). However, all of the copies must be used only in your site, and may not be checked out for outside use of any individuals or institutions. Consequently, you may not make copies for individual students even if students may have access to computers elsewhere. We appreciate your understanding on the protection of computer programs. The original programs are protected by U.S. Copyright Protection Law.
HIRAGANA MNEMONICS
ROMAJI KEY WORDS PHRASES
a Ah! Ah! Ann is good at ice-skating.
i ears I have big ears.
u Ooh! Ooh! This is heavy.
e exercises I need exercises.
o on The ball will land on the green.
ka cup & spoon These are my cup & spoon.
ki key a key
ku cuckoo This is a cuckoo.
ke cane a man with his cane
ko coin A ten yen coin is worth a nickel.
sa sake Don't drink too much sake.
si/shi she This is how she wears her hair.
su swimming Swimming is fun in the summer.
se senor Hello, senor Garcia.
so so This character zigzags so much.
ta ta Letters t & a make ta.
ti/chi cheerleader being a cheerleader isn't easy.
tu/tsu cat's tail a cat's tail
te table some fruit on a table
to toe I've got a thorn in my toe.
na nap This person is taking a nap.
ni knee Look at my knees.
nu noodles noodles & chopsticks
ne net I caught a fish in my fish net.
no no-sign a no-sign
ha house I bought a house.
hi he This is Mr. Hill. He's strong.
hu Mt. Fuji Mt. Fuji is beautiful.
he headache I have a bad headache.
ho home A house isn't a home
ma mom Mom! I can't sit any longer.
mi me Who's twenty-one? Me!
mu moo Cows moo.
me medal an Olympic gold medal
mo more fish Catch more fish with a hook.
ya yacht a yacht in the ocean
yu ukulele Can you play the ukulele?
yo yo-yo Yo-yos were once very popular.
ra/la lion a lion
ri/li listen Listen!
ru/lu loop a loop at the end
re/le let's dance Let's dance.
ro/lo rope a cowboy with his rope
wa worm a worm around a stick
*wo(o) oh! Oh! I can ride a unicycle.
*nn (n) end The end
*"wo" is used for particle o although the sound is /o/.
*"nn" is used to distinguish "n" form the n-row (na, ni.....)