it had taken about 300 years,for Japanese people,to make their own JAPANESE(NIHONGO)-Mora-letters called "HIRAGANA"from the Chinese characters.But i try to show them
in this 3 minutes Video.
You can also learn how to write "KANJI" in the printed(Block)style,semi-cursive-style,and cursive-style in proper shape.
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Additional information
(This info was Updated on the 27 Apr. 2008):
First three styles of Kanji ,such as the printed(Block)style,the semi-cursive-style,and the cursive-style had already existed in China before Japanese people imported them. And surprisingly,the Block-style is the latest version of three.That is because there were more than one streem ,or maybe more than two streems ,for handing down the Chinese-character to the next generation in the ancient Countries of China.And later period of times,they cut across each other.So it should be considered that each style of these three had , at first, evolved independently or indirectly from others in the ancient China.
[ But of course,originally they were from the same style such as REISHO隷書 which was the official style in the KAN(HAN)-dynasty 漢王朝(202 B.C. - 8 A.D.) and the post-KAN(HAN)-dynasty後漢王朝(25 A.D. - 220 A.D.), And this REISHO隷書 was very similar to KAISHO楷書(the Block style of KANJI). And i think since KAISHO is more beautiful than ancient-REISHO,this evolusion--from REISHO to KAISHO--was in order to have more beautiful-looking,i guess. ]
But i don't know whether they were imported to Japan at the same time or not.Either way,they were beginning to be arranged into Japanese-own style and taste.
And i think that is why the ancient Japanese people could invent HIRAGANA from the Chinese characters ,which were arranged into Japanese style and taste,and 300years were enough to be ready for doing the new evolution.
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Additional information
(This info was Updated on the 27 Apr. 2008):
300years indicates;
From 604 A.D. : １７条の憲法(JYUU_NANA_JYOU_NO_KENPOU)
which is the first written-constitution of Japan (written in KANJI).
To 905 A.D. ： 古今和歌集(KOKIN_WAKA_SHUU)
in which the first appearence of HIRAGANA can be admitted officially.
Because i just wanted to be sure on this VIDEO by according to documentary evidences.
and both of them are written evidences.
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