Similar to the previous lesson, these two English
characters I and i are also represented by only
a single Hiragana symbol in Japanese writing.
3.2 In which order to draw the lines?
Follow my step-by-step illustrations here below to
determine the drawing order of this Hiragana symbol.
3.3 How about the direction of each line?
The line stroke direction does matter when writing in Hiragana.
I have painted small red arrows to indicate in which direction to
draw in - if you write by hand.
Step 1 begins with a vertical line stroke from the top. It continues
downwards and bends to the right at the end - followed by a curved
motion path which points up before the line ends.
Step 2 involves a curved line in a diagonal fashion. It starts from
its top and moves vertically downwards at the same time as it bends
slightly to the right.
3.4 Is it possible to write anything yet in Japanese?
Using our two first Hiragana symbols from the previous Lesson 1
and this Lesson 2 - it becomes possible to write our first Japanese
word in Hiragana. Combine character "a" and character "i" to form
the combionation "a" + "i" which is "ai". It means love in Japanese.
Try writing it in Hiragana! Practice makes perfect. Go for it - now!
For the conspiracy theorists out there...I discovered a hidden
language tip! If you write "ai" in Finnish language instead,
then it means "Ouch! It hurts!". The combination of Japanese
"ai" (which means love) and the Finnish "ai" (which means
"Ouch! It hurts!") maybe is a subconscious tip that love hurts?
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