Writing Hiragana – お

“O” OR “お” SAYS “long o sound as in potato”
3 STROKES

First, Starting on the upper left, make a medium horizontal line.

Second, starting a little bit above stroke one, make a vertical line down. Then (WITHOUT PICKING UP YOUR PEN) make a small loop to the left, cross back over the line and make a large curved line to the right.

Notice that the line and loop are not centered, they are actually a little bit to the left of the character box. You can see in the picture below that the big curve (4) actually extends pretty far to the right – past the end of Stroke (1).

The Third stroke belongs in the upper right of the character. Starting on the left, make a very small sloped line downwards.

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FINAL

EXAMPLES (FROM TOP 1000 JAPANESE WORDS)

おもい (Omoi) = Heavy
おい (Oi) = Nephew
おやつ (Oyatsu) = Snack
おちゃ (Ocha) = Green Tea

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1 Dec

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1 Dec

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Writing Hangul -ㄹ

1 Dec

“R / L” (ㄹ)
3 STROKES

First – Start on the top left and make a long horizontal line. Then (WITHOUT PICKING UP YOUR PEN!) pull a short vertical line down. Basically, you are forming the “Hangul G.” You see this a lot in Hangul, where on character is used to form another.

Second – Starting on the left, form a long horizontal line that connects to the first stroke. You are kind of making a backwards, upside down ㄷ. 🙂

Third. Starting on the top left of stroke two, go down forming a short vertical line. Then (WITHOUT PICKING UP YOUR PEN!) make a second long horizontal line. Basically makes a Hangul “N”.

FINAL

EXAMPLES (FROM TOP 6000TOPIK WORDS)

우리 (Uli) = We / Our
모르다 (Moleuda) = To not know
물 (Mul) = Water

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Writing Hiragana – え

30 Nov

“E” OR “え” SAYS “short e sound as in egg”
2 STROKES

The First stroke belongs in the upper middle of the character. Starting on the left, make a very small sloped line downwards.

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Sometimes, you might see this line with a small side-stroke back towards the left. These characters were originally written with a brush, and this was just a small pull sideways that gave it flair. It shouldn’t be too deliberate – more a fast pull than anything.

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Second, below the first line and without picking up your pen! Start by making a sloping-upwards line. Then pull your pen down quickly in a slight diagonal. Drag it back up again about 1/2 way. Then pull off into a sloping “s” shape.

Kind of like a slanted “h” with a fancy top and a hooked end.

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Pay attention to proportions – note that Step 2 ends up close to where Step 1 started. Step 3 pulls off at close to where Step 1 started. The hook on Step 4 goes below Step 2.

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Final Version of This Part:
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FINAL

EXAMPLES (FROM TOP 1000 JAPANESE WORDS)

かえる (Kaeru) = Frog
いえ (Ie) = House / Home
えんぴつ (Enpitsu) = Pencil

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30 Nov

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Writing Hangul -ㄷ

29 Nov

“D/T” (ㄷ)
2 STROKES

First – Start on the top left and make a long horizontal line.

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Second – Starting on the top left of your line, go down forming a short vertical line. Then (without picking up your pen) make a second long horizontal line. Basically makes a Hangul “N”. You see this a lot in Hangul – one character being used to form another.