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Characters Used in Japanese Writing, Their History, and the Current State of Calligraphy Education in Japan

There are many types of characters used in Japanese writing, and Japanese people use five different types of characters for different purposes: kanji, hiragana, katakana, Arabic numerals, and romaji. In this content, the history of kanji, hiragana, and katakana is explained in a video along with how to use a brush. It also explains why Japanese calligraphy education is taught using a brush. Why do we use a brush to teach calligraphy even though today characters are written with a pen? The significance of learning to write with a brush and the method of calligraphy education will be explained.

Content/学習内容

Staff/スタッフ

    • Teacher
    Sakiko Higuchi
    Professor, Faculty of Education
    Chiba University

Competency/コンピテンシー

Learning Goal

  • To be able to explain about the characters used for Japanese writing and their history.
  • To be able to explain the outline of how to arrange the shapes and strokes of characters used in Japanese writing.
  • To be able to explain the teaching contents and methods of Japanese calligraphy education.

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