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    #0047 A Kanji Musical

    Nov 30, 2024 08:31
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    Kanji teaching methods vary from school to school. In my elementary school, pupils learned kanji using their eyes, ears, hands, and mouths. Our teacher wrote a kanji while reciting a mantra, and we wrote the kanji while repeating his mantra in chorus after him. In one example, a teacher shows how to write 幸. He rhythmically says, "横、縦、横で。ソを書いて。下を短く。横二本。そして最後に。縦下ろす" with each stroke. Each phrase is composed of five or seven morae that Japanese people prefer. This means it feels good to say and it's easy to memorize. Such mantras will help pupils remember not only kanji but also their stroke order. Our teacher's mantra and ours would always be repeated twice or thrice. That was indeed like a clumsy musical but effective for learning kanji. https://kakijun.com/kanjiphoto/gif/kanji-kakijun-animation-5e78.gif

    漢字教育法は学校によって異なる。ボクの小学校では、生徒は目、耳、手、口を使い漢字を覚えた。先生は呪文を唱えながら黒板に漢字を書いた。生徒は声を合わせ先生の呪文を復唱しノートに漢字を書いた。 先生が「幸」の書き方を示すとしよう。筆順に合わせ「横、縦、横で。ソを書いて。下を短く。横二本。そして最後に。縦下ろす」とリズミカルに言う。これらのフレーズは日本人の好む5、7モーラで構成されている。つまり発音して心地よく記憶に残りやすい。このような呪文を用い生徒は漢字だけでなく筆順も覚える。 先生の呪文と生徒の復唱がいつも数回繰り返された。へぼミュージカルのようだったが漢字学習には有効な手段だった。

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