How to Remember Japanese Katakana Characters Using Web Apps

Can you remember hiragana "yu"?
If not, we suggest alphabetical sequences of "AAU" for "ヲ".

In the above case, "A" and "U" mean a horizontal line and a lower left line, respectively.

The following is an example of handwriting katakana recognition for "ヲ".
Can you imagine an alphabetial sequence of "IIU" for "ヲ".

We show you major katakana characters in alphabetical sequences in the following.
If you click a link of the following katakana, you can hand-tracing the hiragana character on your screen.

If you click the following URL and a button of "Go to Hand Tracing", you can handtracing katakana characters.
https://www.icampusj.net/u/tracing.jsp?m=3

You can view all katakana characters at a katakana learning site.

Reading	Katakana	Strokes	Alphabets	Writing on the Air with Speech
a	ア	フ↓	FI	ふぃ
i	イ	↙↓	UI	うい
u	ウ	↓↓フ	IIF	いいふ
e	エ	→↓→	AIA	あいあ
o	オ	→↓↙	AIU	あいう
ka	カ	↴↙	TU	つ
ki	キ	→→↘	AAE	ああえ
ku	ク	↙フ	UF	うふ
ke	ケ	↙→↙	UAU	うあう
ko	コ	↴→	TA	た
sa	サ	→↓↙	AIU	あいう
shi	シ	↘↘↗	EEO	ええお
su	ス	フ↘	FE	ふぇ
se	セ	フ↳	FL	ふる
so	ソ	↘↙	EU	えう
ta	タ	↙フ↘	UFE	うふぇ
chi	チ	↙→↙	UAU	うあう
tsu	ツ	↘↘↙	EEU	ええう
te	テ	→→↙	AAU	ああう
to	ト	↓↘	IE	いえ
na	ナ	→↙	AU	あう
ni	ニ	→→	AA	ああ
nu	ヌ	フ↘	FE	ふぇ
ne	ネ	→フ↓↘	AFIE	あふぃえ
no	ノ	↙	U	う
ha	ハ	↙↘	UE	うえ
hi	ヒ	→↳	AL	ある
fu	フ	フ	F	ふ
he	ヘ	ヘ	H	へ
ho	ホ	→↓↙↘	AIUE	あいうえ
ma	マ	フ↘	FE	ふぇ
mi	ミ	↘↘↘	EEE	えええ
mu	ム	∠↘	ME	め
me	メ	↙↘	UE	うえ
mo	モ	→→↳	AAL	あある
ya	ヤ	フ↘	FE	ふぇ
yu	ユ	↴→	TA	た
yo	ヨ	↴→→	TAA	たあ
ra	ラ	→フ	AF	あふ
ri	リ	↓↓	II	いい
ru	ル	↙レ	UR	うれ
re	レ	レ	R	れ
ro	ロ	↓↴→	ITA	いた
wa	ワ	↓フ	IF	いふ
wo	ヲ	→→↙	AAU	ああう
N	ン	↘↗	EO	えお

Hiragana Reading Practice Using Web Apps

We suggest web apps for "Hiragana and Katakana Reading Practice" in autonomous Japanese learning.

The url is https://www.icampusj.net/u/reading.jsp.

The following image is an example of reading practice by parameters of r=1, s=3, p=600.

You can start reading practice after clicking at a button of "Start Practice".

If you use https://www.icampusj.net/u/reading.jsp of reading practice at your CMS on Zoom, please write the following HTML codes for hiragana reading.

In the following HTML, "a=1" means a hiden command for automatic start, and "t=1" means a hidden command for reading examination.

<iframe style="display:block;margin:0px auto" src="https://www.icampusj.net/u/reading.jsp?m=1&r=1&r=2&r=3&a=1&t=1" name="iCampusj reading" width="100%" height="530" frameborder="0"> This is inline frame. </iframe>

The following parameter values in bold are default for reading practice.
For more details, please access a help page for uPal.

Parameters	Name	Values	Items (No.)
Content Modes	m	1	Hiragana (104)
		2	Katakana (104)
Range of Items	m=1 r	1	あ～そ (15)
		2	た～ほ (15)
		3	ま～ん (16)
		1,2,3	Simple Hiragana (46)
		4	が～ぽ (25)
		5	きゃ～ぴょ (33)
		1,2,3,4,5	All Hiragana (106)
	m=2 r	11	ア～ソ (15)
		12	タ～ホ (15)
		13	マ～ン (16)
		11,12,13	Simple Katakana (46)
		14	ガ～ポ (25)
		15	キャ～ピョ (33)
		11,12,13,14,15	All Katakana (106)
Maximum Number of Items	n	5	5 items
		10	10 items
		20	20 items
		30	30 items
		40	40 items
		50	50 items
		60	60 items
		80	80 items
		100	100 items
		120	120 items
		150	150 items
		200	200 items
		250	250 items
		300	300 items
		400	400 items
		500	500 items
Display Speed	s	3	0.3 sec.
		4	0.4 sec.
		5	0.5 sec.
		6	0.6 sec.
		7	0.7 sec.
		8	0.8 sec.
		9	0.9 sec.
		10	1.0 sec.
		12	1.2 sec.
		15	1.5 sec.
		20	2.0 sec.
		30	3.0 sec.
		40	4.0 sec.
		50	5.0 sec.
		60	6.0 sec.
Points of Font	p	400	Small (400 points)
		600	Medium (600 points)
		800	Large (800 points)
		1200	Extra Large (1200 points)
		1600	Huge (1600 points)
Automatic Start	a	0	Manual Start
		1	Automatic Start
Examination Mode	t	0	Reading Practice
		1	Reading Examination

How to Remember Japanese Hiragana Characters?

Can you remember hiragana "yu"?
If not, we suggest alphabetical sequences of "PI" for "ゆ", and "AIP" for "あ".

In the above case, "A", "I" and "P" mean a horizontal line, a vertical line and a large clockwise curve, respectively.

The following is an example of handwriting hiragana recognition for "ゆ".
Can you imagine an alphabetial sequence of "PI" for "ゆ".

We show you major hiragana characters in alphabetical sequences in the following.
If you click a link of the following hiragana, you can hand-tracing the hiragana character on your screen.

If you click the following URL and a button of "Go to Hand Tracing", you can handtracing hiragana characters.
https://www.icampusj.net/u/tracing.jsp?m=2

You can view all hiragana characters at a hiragana learning site.

Reading	Hiragana	Strokes	Alphabets	Writing on the Air with Speech
a	あ	→↓⤾	AIP	あい+large clockwise
i	い	↓↓	II	いい
u	う	↘⤾	EP	え+large clockwise
e	え	↘乙	EZ	えず
o	お	→⥁↘	ABE	あ+small loop & large clockwise+え
ka	か	↴↙↘	TUE	つえ
ki	き	→→↘↘	AAEE	ああええ
ku	く	く	K	く
ke	け	↓→↓	IAI	いあい
ko	こ	→→	AA	ああ
sa	さ	→↘↘	AEE	あええ
shi	し	⤿	G	large counter-clockwise
su	す	→⥁	AB	あ+small loop & large clockwise
se	せ	→↓↳	AIL	あいる
so	そ	𠄎	W	わ
ta	た	→↙→→	AUAA	あうああ
chi	ち	→⤾	AP	あ+large clockwise
tsu	つ	⤾	P	large clockwise
te	て	⤿	G	large counter-clockwise
to	と	↘⤿	EG	え+large counter-clockwise
na	な	→↙↘⥁	AUEB	あうえ+small loop & large clockwise
ni	に	↓→→	IAA	いああ
nu	ぬ	↘⥁	EB	え+large clockwise & small loop
ne	ね	↓⥁	IB	い+large clockwise & small clockwise loop
no	の	⤾	P	large clockwise
ha	は	↓→⥁	IAB	いあ+small loop & large clockwise
hi	ひ	⤿	G	large counter-clockwise
fu	ふ	↘↓↙↘	EIUE	えいうえ
he	へ	ヘ	H	へ
ho	ほ	↓→→⥁	IAAB	いああ+small loop & large clockwise
ma	ま	→→⥁	AAB	ああ+small loop & large clockwise
mi	み	⥁↓	BI	small loop & large clockwise+い
mu	む	→⥀↘	AQE	あ+small loop & large counter-clockwise+え
me	め	↘⤾	EP	え+large clockwise
mo	も	→→⤿	AAG	ああ+large counter-clockwise
ya	や	⤾↓↘	PIE	large clockwise+いえ
yu	ゆ	⤾↓	PI	large clockwise+い
yo	よ	→⥁	AB	あ+small loop & large clockwise
ra	ら	↘⤾	EP	え+large clockwise
ri	り	↓↓	II	いい
ru	る	⥁	B	small loop & large clockwise
re	れ	↓⤿	IG	い+large clockwise & small counter-clockwise
ro	ろ	⤾	P	large clockwise
wa	わ	↓⤾	IP	い+large clockwise
wo	を	→く⤿	AKG	あく+large counter-clockwise
N	ん	⤿	G	large counter-clockwise

Hiragana Chart with Alphabetical Stroke Names

Translation English Name to Japanese and Tracing Katakana Name

A web site of "Hand-Tracing Practice for Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana” is useful for autonomous Kanji learning. Also the site has two functions of translation English name to Japanese Katakana and hand-writing Japanese character recognition. Please access the following URL.

https://www.icampusj.net/u/tracing.jsp

Procedure for Autonomous Kanji Learning

1st: Click the first item and edit your English name.

2nd: Click a button of "go to Hand-Tracing", then your English name is automatically translated to Japanese Katakana.
     For an example, "私はJohnです。" to "私はジョンです。".
3rd: Click again a button of "go to Hand-Tracing" for tracing in the order. You can trace your Japanese name on your smart phone.

Please access Color Rules for stroke errors in hand-writing recognition.

Translation English Name to Japanese and Tracing Katakana Name
1. Click a first item of "私はJohnです。" .	2. Edit to your name, and click  a button of "go to Hand-Tracing".
3. Click a button of "go to Hand-Tracing", and automatically translated to "私はジョンです。".	4. Trace for "私", and click a button of "Next".
5. Trace for "は", and click"Next".	6. Trace for "ジ", and click "Next".
7. Trace at lower half part for "ャュョッゃゅょっ", and click "Next".	8. Trace for "ン", and click "Next".
9. Trace for "で", and click "Next".	10. Trace for "す", and click "Next".
11. Trace a circle for "。", and click "Next".	12. Repeat above 4th to 11th.

Kanji Learning at Living Room with Family Using Tabcast

"Tabcast" is a useful tool for screen mirroring of tab browser using Chromecast.

If learners use the "tabcast" at living room with family or at class room with friends, they can effectively lean  kanji stroke orders, directions and so on from many advices.

The following table shows merits and demerits for screen mirroring using Chromecast, Miracast and Airplay.
"Tabcast" is available for both Windows and Mac OS.

OS	Applications	Chromecast	Miracast	Airplay
Windows	PowerPoint	OK*	OK	NG
	Tab, Video	OK	OK	NG
Android	QuickOffice	OK*	OK	NG
	Video	OK	OK	NG
Mac OS	KeyNote	OK*	NG	OK
	Tab, Video	OK	NG	OK
iOS	KeyNote	NG	NG	OK
	Video	OK	NG	OK

                    OK*: update on July 10, 2014

How to setup for tabcast of PC and Mac

1. Download Chrome browser
2. Download extension for Chromecast
3. Click a blue icon on the tab window for connecting.

(a) An example of a blue icon for Chromecast.	(b) An example of screen mirroring for VGA display and MacBook Air.
(c) An example of cables for Chromecast, VGA adapter and so on.

Caution: "Tabcast" is 720p (1280×720) and "Chromecast" is 1080p (1920×1080) from youtube.com directly.

Stroke Error Detection in Kanji Handwriting for Autonomous Learning

Stroke error detection in handwriting is useful to notice for your autonomous Kanji learning.

Please access a free site of web-based handwriting recognition engine (https://www.icampusj.net/u/ihwr.jsp) since Mar. 1, 2014.

• Color Rules for Stroke Error


• Red: Inhibit Direction
Please access "Permit and Inhibit Directions in Kanji Basic Strokes" in this blog.

• Orange: Reverse Direction
• Purple: Split or Merge Stroke
• Brown: Stroke Order Error
• Black: Correct Stroke


• Examples of Stroke Error Detection

Hand Tracing for 白 (white)	Hand Tracing for 木 (tree)
Hand Tracing for 氏 (family name)	Hand Tracing for 飲 (to drink)

Free Japanese Educational Fonts on PC and Mac

Japanese educational fonts are suitable for Japanese language learning such as hiragana hand-tracing  and hiragana matching quiz.

If you have MS Office on Japanese OS,  you can use bundled educational fonts. Please read a page of kanji font.
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You can download free Japanese educational fonts on PC and Mac for personal from a site of trial use since June, 2013. But you must buy in a case of group use in your class room from the site. The cost of the font is about 18,900 yen.

(A) Examples of use Japanese educational fonts.

(a) An example of free educational fonts  無料教科書体フォントの使用例	(b) An example of hiragana hand-tracing practice ひらがななぞり書き練習の例
MS Word
(c) An example of educational hiragana table 教科書体ひらがな表の例	(d) An example of hiragana matching quizz ひらがなマッチングクイズの例
	Drag right items to left items for PC or Mac.

(B) How to install free Japanese educational fonts.

1. Register your e-mail address for download
2. Submit your e-mail address for registration
3. Download from the font site 
4. Check kanji list such as 1365 letters (小学校教育漢字)
   


5. Install fonts for Windows
6. Check fonts for Windows
   
7. Install fonts for Mac OS
   
8. Check font book for Mac OS

(1) Register your e-mail address for download	(2) Set your e-mail address for registration
https://www.motoyafont.jp/ 無料教科書体フォントのダウンロード
(3) Download of fonts after registration フォントのダウンロード	(4) Check fonts 文字種一覧.txt
	お試しフォント（1,365字）文字種一覧 欧文（65字） ,-. 両仮名・英字・記号類（294字） 、。，．・：；？！゛゜´｀¨＾￣＿ヽヾゝゞ〃仝々〆〇ー—‐／＼〜‖｜…‥''""（）〔〕［］｛｝ 〈〉《》「」『』【】＋−×÷＝ 教育漢字（1,006字）
(5) Install fonts for Windows	(6) Check fonts for Windows after installation
	C:/windows/fonts/
(7) Install fonts for Mac	(8) Check fonts for Mac after installation
	/Users/myhome/Library/fonts NtMotoyaKyotaiStd-W2.otf  NtMotoyaKyotaiStd-W3.otf NtMotoyaKyotaiStd-W4.otf

Web-based Hand-tracing Practice by Your Favorite Order

Hand-tracing practice for kanji, hiragana and katakana by your favorite order

Procedure:
1. Go to hand-tracing page.
2. Paste your tracing text by favorite order.
3. Click a "Go to Hand-Tracing" button.
4. After hand-tracing, click a "Next" button.

Cautions:
Please latest browsers such as IE9, IE10, Safari6, Chrome27, Firefox21, or Opera12 for HTML5.
Please setup Educational Fonts for PC or Mac

For teachers:
Please directly link to this page by the following style on your web pages.
<a  href="https://www.icampusj.net/u/tracing.jsp?k=日月時分曜">日月時分曜</a>
Your students can get hand-tracing scores after login.

An example of Hiragana Hand-tracing	Hand-tracing for Hiragana
Hnad-tracing for Kanji	An example of hand-tracing scores

Kanji Hand Tracing Practice: 謹賀新年

How to Practice Kanji Hand Tracing

1. Input Kanji to Trace at Text Box.
2. Click a Search Button.
3. Click a Kanji Link for Hand Tracing.
4. Trace on a Tablet for Kanji Hand Recognition.

Kanji Hand Tracing for "謹賀新年"
Hand Tracing for "謹"	Hand Tracing for "賀"
Hand Tracing for "新"	Hand Tracing for "年"

Educational Kanji Font on IE10 for Windows 7

IE 10 for Windows 7 is downloadable on Feb. 26, 2013.
If you already installed MS Office, you can easily setup educational font for your web browsing using Windows.
You can use the Educational Kanji Font for Kanji, Hiragana or Katakana Tracing Practice.

(1) Download IE10 for Win 7	(2) Setup for Kanji Educational Font
(3) Hiragana Tracing Practice	(4) Hiragana Tracing き

For Mac, please access this link.

Radical Tracing: Cliff, Tare, 厂

Click the following links for radical tracing (部首なぞりがき）:
Cliff or Tare（たれ）⿸: 厂, 广, 疒, 尸, 戸

⿸	厂 (cliff, gan dare, がん だれ) HP: 2 strokes
广 (dotted cliff, ma dare, まだれ) SHP: 3 strokes	疒 (sick, yamai dare, やまい だれ) SHPNT: 5 strokes
尸 (flag, shikabane dare, しかばね だれ) FHP: 3 strokes	戸 (door, to dare, と だれ) HFHP: 4 strokes