Japanese: F–10 Sequence / Foundation to Level 2 / Understanding / Systems of language
Content description
Recognise and copy some hiragana and a few high-frequency kanji
Elaborations
understanding that the Japanese language uses three different scripts depending on word origins and the context of language use
understanding that one kana represents a basic unit of Japanese sound
understanding that each individual kanji represents meaning as well as sounds, for example, 日、日、日, whereas one kana or one letter of the English alphabet does not represent individual meaning
recognising some kanji, for example, numbers and 象形文字 (pictographs) such as 山、川、口、目、上
recognising the 46 basic hiragana, using supports such as mnemonic clues
tracing and copying kanji and kana
tracing and copying their own name in katakana or hiragana
identifying known hiragana within a word and using that to predict the meaning
noticing that Japanese can be written vertically or horizontally
