next winter, C. going to Hokkaido again, D. learning snowboarding next winter).
3
三
Three
Three (3) strokes Three fingers
■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.
■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.
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さん | san | three |
| さんぷん | sanpun | three minutes | |
| さんにん | sannin | three people | |
| みっつ | mittsu | three things | |
| みっか | mikka | 3rd day of the month |
4
四
Four
Five (5) strokes The roman numeral four
■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.
■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.
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よん、し | yon, shi | four |
| よにん | yonin | four people | |
| よじ | yoji | four o’clock | |
| しがつ | shigatsu | April | |
| しこく | shikoku | shikoku Island |
* An asterisk denotes vocabulary with kanji that have not yet been introduced.
Boku wa Gureggu desu. Ōsaka ni iru chūgaku sannensei no Tarō kun ni ichigatsu kara mēru o okutte imasu. Tarō kun ni nihongo to eigo de mēru o kaku node, ii benkyō ni narimasu. Nihon no chūgakkō no koto ya Tarō kun no shumi ni tsuite hanashi ga dekiru node, totemo omoshiroi desu. Tarō kun wa, sangatsu ni chūgaku o sotsugyō shite, shigatsu kara kōkōsei ni naru sō desu.
Questions 1-B
1. What grade is Tarō in? (A. 3rd, b. 6th, C. 9th, D. 12th)
2. When did Greg begin writing his Japanese pen pal? (A. January, b. march, C. June, D. september)
3. What language did Greg use to write his pen pal? (A. Japanese, b. Japanese and english, C. mostly english, D. english)
4. When does the school year begin in Japan? (A. January, b. April, C. August, D. september)
5
五
Five
Four (4) strokes To “go” down five streets
■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.
■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.
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ご | go | five |
| ごがつ | gogatsu | may | |
| ごばんめ | gobanme | 5th | |
| いつか | itsuka | 5th day of the month | |
| いつつ | itsutsu | five things |
6
六
six
Four (4) strokes Playing “roku” and roll on your six strings
■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.
■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.
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ろく | roku | six |
| ろくがつ | rokugatsu | June | |
| ろくばんめ | rokubanme | 6th | |
| むっつ | muttsu | six things | |
| むいか | muika | 6th day of the month |
* An asterisk denotes vocabulary with kanji that have not yet been
