CC332804 Japanese Orthography and Writing Sysytem

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Education

Lecture Code CC332804 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 日本語文字・表記研究

Subject Name
（Katakana）ニホンゴモジ・ヒョウキケンキュウ

Subject Name in
English Japanese Orthography and Writing Sysytem

Instructor TAJIMA MASARU,YANAGISAWA HIROYA

Instructor
(Katakana) タジマ　マサル,ヤナギサワ　ヒロヤ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Fri1-2：EDU K104, (4T) Inte：See the bulletin board for detail.

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Lecture-oriented

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 06 : Linguistics

Eligible Students

Keywords

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Teaching Japanese as a Second Language
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Acquiring basic knowledge of education of the Japanese language and culture.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline "The purpose of this course is to consider the phenomena and its background of Japanese letters and the way of writing.
We aim to consider the phenomena and its history related to letters and ways of writing from a broad perspective."

Class Schedule lesson1　Orientation
lesson2　Topics relevant to Katakana: Why can Japanese people understand Japanglish?
lesson3　History of foreign words flooding and fashions of classification of Japanese words by their origin
lesson4　What is contracted sounds?
lesson5　Fluctuation of description in foreign words
lesson6　Establishment of modern colloquial style: Style of Japanese in the early Meiji Era; merit of Soseki in unification of the written and spoken language
lesson7　Function of Katakana: Why are onomatopoeia and foreign words written in katakana?
lesson8　Character style of Hiragana: Is the character style of Hiragana interpretable only by easy-to-write?
lesson9　The riddle of ""The Tosa Diary"": Kino-Tsurayuki did not mean to make a pretense of a woman.
lesson10　Ancient characters in the world: Writing utensils decide the shape of letters.
lesson11　History of Chinese characters: Magical aspects of ancient Chinese characters, The meaning of Chinese characters for daily use and confusion in system of Chinese characters
lesson12　Issues of Chinese characters in modern language: Why is the character ""阪"", instead of ""坂"", used in Osaka? Literal error of ""栃木"", The number of strokes in the form of ""shin-nyo""
lesson13　Modern Kana-zukai: What is Kana-zukai? The issues of Chinese characters for daily use, Japanese language policy by GHQ
lesson14　The style of writing in Roman letters and phonological system: Hepburn system and  kunrei system, Derivation of the writing style of double consonant sounds in Roman letters
lesson15　examination

Text/Reference
Books,etc. "Lecture-style
No specific textbooks. But the following are introduced as reference literature.
高木裕子『日本語教師トレーニングマニュアル6　日本語の文字・表記入門』バブル・プレス
武部良明『なるほど現代表記』日本評論社
松崎寛他『日本語教師・分野別マスターシリーズ　よくわかる音声』アルク
中田祝夫・林史典『日本の漢字』中公文庫
阿辻哲次『漢字の社会史』PHP新書
高島俊男『漢字と日本人』文春文庫
白川静『漢字百話』中公新書
加賀野井秀一『日本語は進化する』NHKブックス
小松英雄『古典再入門』笠間書院
武光誠『地名から歴史を読む方法』カワデ夢新書
福田恒存『増補版　私の国語教室』中公文庫"

PC or AV used in
Class,etc.

(More Details) Textbook, Materials provided in class, Audio teaching materials, Screen image （Video/PC/Other image materials）

Learning techniques to be incorporated

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Instructons will be provided about preparation and review

Requirements Specialized subject Japanese Language (Japanese Linguistics)

Grading Method "Every time, Opinions in the lessons （inc. Quiz in lessons） Evaluation is based on every time 's content of submitted materials and Term-end examination
Comprehensive evaluation is based on Opinions in the lessons and Examine.
Achievement evaluation is based on only Exams."

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Education
Lecture Code	CC332804	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	日本語文字・表記研究
Subject Name （Katakana）	ニホンゴモジ・ヒョウキケンキュウ
Subject Name in English	Japanese Orthography and Writing Sysytem
Instructor	TAJIMA MASARU,YANAGISAWA HIROYA
Instructor (Katakana)	タジマ　マサル,ヤナギサワ　ヒロヤ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Fri1-2：EDU K104, (4T) Inte：See the bulletin board for detail.
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
Lecture-oriented
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	06 : Linguistics
Eligible Students
Keywords
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Teaching Japanese as a Second Language （Knowledge and Understanding）・Acquiring basic knowledge of education of the Japanese language and culture.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	"The purpose of this course is to consider the phenomena and its background of Japanese letters and the way of writing. We aim to consider the phenomena and its history related to letters and ways of writing from a broad perspective."
Class Schedule	lesson1　Orientation lesson2　Topics relevant to Katakana: Why can Japanese people understand Japanglish? lesson3　History of foreign words flooding and fashions of classification of Japanese words by their origin lesson4　What is contracted sounds? lesson5　Fluctuation of description in foreign words lesson6　Establishment of modern colloquial style: Style of Japanese in the early Meiji Era; merit of Soseki in unification of the written and spoken language lesson7　Function of Katakana: Why are onomatopoeia and foreign words written in katakana? lesson8　Character style of Hiragana: Is the character style of Hiragana interpretable only by easy-to-write? lesson9　The riddle of ""The Tosa Diary"": Kino-Tsurayuki did not mean to make a pretense of a woman. lesson10　Ancient characters in the world: Writing utensils decide the shape of letters. lesson11　History of Chinese characters: Magical aspects of ancient Chinese characters, The meaning of Chinese characters for daily use and confusion in system of Chinese characters lesson12　Issues of Chinese characters in modern language: Why is the character ""阪"", instead of ""坂"", used in Osaka? Literal error of ""栃木"", The number of strokes in the form of ""shin-nyo"" lesson13　Modern Kana-zukai: What is Kana-zukai? The issues of Chinese characters for daily use, Japanese language policy by GHQ lesson14　The style of writing in Roman letters and phonological system: Hepburn system and kunrei system, Derivation of the writing style of double consonant sounds in Roman letters lesson15　examination
Text/Reference Books,etc.	"Lecture-style No specific textbooks. But the following are introduced as reference literature. 高木裕子『日本語教師トレーニングマニュアル6　日本語の文字・表記入門』バブル・プレス武部良明『なるほど現代表記』日本評論社松崎寛他『日本語教師・分野別マスターシリーズ　よくわかる音声』アルク中田祝夫・林史典『日本の漢字』中公文庫阿辻哲次『漢字の社会史』PHP新書高島俊男『漢字と日本人』文春文庫白川静『漢字百話』中公新書加賀野井秀一『日本語は進化する』NHKブックス小松英雄『古典再入門』笠間書院武光誠『地名から歴史を読む方法』カワデ夢新書福田恒存『増補版　私の国語教室』中公文庫"
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Textbook, Materials provided in class, Audio teaching materials, Screen image （Video/PC/Other image materials）
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Instructons will be provided about preparation and review
Requirements	Specialized subject Japanese Language (Japanese Linguistics)
Grading Method	"Every time, Opinions in the lessons （inc. Quiz in lessons） Evaluation is based on every time 's content of submitted materials and Term-end examination Comprehensive evaluation is based on Opinions in the lessons and Examine. Achievement evaluation is based on only Exams."
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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